The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Wednesday dismissed allegations that it was planning to transfer high school teachers to Junior Secondary Schools.
In a brief statement, the Commission termed the claims doing rounds on social media and other platforms as false and urged its members not to fall for such reports.
TSC was forced to issue clarity on the matter after a letter depicting the above claims went viral, sparking uproar among Kenyans.
In the letter which has since been flagged as fake, TSC boss Nancy Macharia was quoted as having written to high school principals directing them to submit the names of viable teachers for deployment to JSS.
TSC CEO Nancy Njeri Macharia speaking during the release of the 2023 KCPE at Mtihani House in Nairobi in November 2023.
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“As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of education in our Junior Secondary Schools, we need to identify deployable teachers for the upcoming academic year 2025 from senior secondary school to junior schools,” read part of the notice.
“You are hereby asked to inform Secondary School Principals to submit the names of the teachers for deployment.”
The flagged notice also outlined the criteria for the selection of the said teacher before the commission approves the deployment to JSS.
As per the fake report, school heads were also directed to select teachers who were new to the profession and registered under the Commission for less than four years.
The letter further alleged that excess teachers under a single subject combination would also be part of those to be redeployed.
“The initiative aims to ensure that the deployment is effective based on the needs of our schools,” claimed the flagged letter.
TSC’s latest clarification comes amidst growing concerns over the shortage of teachers at the Junior Secondary Schools across the country.
To wade off the concerns, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Monday announced the government’s plan to confirm about 46,000 JSS teachers.
Mbadi noted that the government would provide adequate funds by January 2025 for the confirmation of the said number of teachers.
JSS interns participating in demonstrations in Nairobi.
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