The Teachers' Service Commission's (TSC) Acting Chief Executive Officer, Evaleen Mitei, has pledged to make changes to the payment of hardship allowances to teachers.
Appearing before the National Assembly's Education Committee on Thursday, June 19, Mitei was put to task to explain why teachers in marginalised areas receive lower hardship allowances compared to those in more stable working environments, such as Nairobi.
During the session, MPs also questioned the criteria used to define hardship areas, as well as the role of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) in determining the allowances.
Siaya County Woman Representative Christine Ombaka called for the Commission to clearly define what constitutes a hardship area, pointing to the irony that Nairobi's hardship allowance sometimes surpasses that of rural areas lacking basic amenities.
