Teachers in Kenya may soon experience a significant shift in recruitment, deployment, and promotion policies as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) seeks to ensure stability, fairness, and motivation within the profession.
Speaking in Migori stadium, during the second day of the Kenya Primary School Headteachers Association (KEPSHA) region annual general meeting, Nyanza Teacher's Service Commission (TSC) regional director, Japhet Kariuki, outlined new reforms the Commission is rolling out to improve the quality of education and teachers' welfare.
Kariuki said that one of the major reforms involves anchoring teacher recruitment to the locality of applicants, adding that the TSC will prioritize recruiting teachers in the counties or regions they were born in, a move aimed at curbing the growing number of transfer requests that often follow new appointments. "We are changing our recruitment policy where teachers will be recruited in their local areas to reduce the frequent transfer requests we receive.
This will enhance school stability and ensure continuity in learning," Kariuki said.
