The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has once again found itself in the crosshairs of legislators over its recruitment policies. The issue of allocation of slots to sub-counties for the recruitment of teachers has long been a burdensome issue for both teachers seeking to join the public service and Members of Parliament seeking more teachers for schools in their constituencies.
Tharaka MP George Murugara raised the issue once again, posing the question before the National Assembly. In the statement read before the house on Wednesday, February 26, the MP called out what he termed as the unfair allocation process that has seen certain areas of the country left disadvantaged in the ongoing recruitment exercise being carried out by the TSC.
Tharaka MP George Murugara at a past National Assembly Committee hearing in Parliament.
Photo NA In December 2024, TSC announced a recruitment of 8,707 teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. TSC announced 5,862 vacancies in primary schools, 21 posts in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS), and 2,824 vacancies in secondary schools. "Can the Commission also elaborate on the criterion used to allocate Tharaka North Sub-County and Tharaka South Sub-County seven (7) and forty-two (42) slots, respectively, despite the two (2) Sub-Counties being within Tharaka Constituency?" asked Murugara.
