The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General, Collins Oyuu, has called on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to maintain its independence, mandate and integrity in the recruitment of teachers for public institutions.
He warned against political interference which he claimed had marred the process.
Speaking during a Sunday church service at Chepkogonyo Deliverance Church in Bomet County, Oyuu expressed concern over the manner in which the recent teacher recruitment exercise was conducted, blaming some politicians for undue interference in the exercise which was otherwise an express and constitutional mandate of the TSC.
Oyuu alleged that some politicians across the country were openly distributing TSC employment letters during funerals and political gatherings, without regard to the traditionally held criteria, in a bid to gain political mileage, which is likely to demean the integrity of the teaching profession. "The last teacher recruitment wasn't done fairly.
