A total of 24,000 teachers will be employed by end of this year. This was revealed by President William Ruto today during Madaraka Day celebrations in Homa Bay County.

The President has reiterated what Education Principal Secretary (PS) Julius Bitok said yesterday when he noted that the 24,000 teachers will be employed by year end to improve teacher learner ration in public schools.

Bitok said the government has so far hired 76,000 teachers since 2022 and will recruit more for successful implementation of Competency Based Education (CBE).

In the Budget Policy Statement a total of sh 4.5 billion has been allocated for employing 20,000 teachers.

However no funds were allocated for confirming a total of 20,000 junior secondary school (JSS) teachers working on internship terms.

The budget will be read on 12th June by Treasury CS John Mbadi and teachers are hopeful for more goodies from the government.

Currently TSC is carrying out document verification exercise following advertisement of 2,014 replacement teaching jobs.

TSC scoresheet shows that priority will be given to local teachers regardless of qualification.

In the replacement guidelines TSC ordered the vetting panels headed by the TSC Sub County Directors to prioritize local applicants.

“Priority should be given to local applicants. Non-local applicants can only be considered once all local applicants have been exhausted,” said TSC CEO Nancy Macharia in the guidelines.

Some teachers have protested terming the article discriminatory which will only fuel tribalism and deny fairness.

TSC priority will be in the order of teachers from local sub county, then local county then local region before considering teachers from other counties.

TSC ordered the Sub County selection panel to compile a Sub County merit list split into two. One for local applicants from the Sub County and another for no-local applicants.

TSC is blamed for failing to publish merit lists on its website for ease access by teachers.

TSC says the Merit Lists shall be made available to members of the public wishing to see them on request in a manner that will not jeopardize the recruitment process and in total adherence to the Data Protection Act, 2019.

In the advert TSC lined up 2,014 teaching slots where 1,309 are for primary schools, 32 for junior schools and 673 for secondary schools.

The employment is on permanent and pensionable (PNP) terms. The Commission listed a P1 certificate as minimum requirement for those applying for primary schools slots and a diploma in education in the case of junior and secondary schools.

The Commission has listed the academic and professional documents that must be presented to the recruitment panel for verification exercise.

Applicants are required to present original and legible photocopies of the following, among other relevant documents for verification:-

Intern teachers are only required to present their Identity Cards (ID) during the verification exercise.

List of documents required for verification for primary school teachers

1) National identification card;

2) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;

3) Evidence of the completion of Upgrade Diploma in Primary Teacher Education or UDPTE Certificate where applicable.

4) PTE Certificate;

5) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one resat exam);

6) KCPE certificate or it’s equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one resat exam);

7) Letter of Certification of results by KNEC (where applicable);

8) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;

9) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);

10) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names.

List of documents required for verification for post primary school teachers (JSS and Secondary)

a) National identification card;

b) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;

c) Diploma/Degree certificate and official transcripts;

d) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);

e) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);

f) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;

g) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);

h) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names;

i) Letter of certification of results by KNEC (where applicable).

However serving intern teachers who have been awarded 50 marks in the scoresheet will only be required to present their identity cards during the verification process.

Persons with disabilities shall be required to indicate their disability status together with the nature of disabilities to inform their placement;

After the verification exercise, the TSC Sub-County Director shall compile a Merit List of all applicants whose documents have been verified.

A total of 24,000 teachers will be employed by end of this year. This was revealed by President William Ruto today during Madaraka Day celebrations in Homa Bay County.

The President has reiterated what Education Principal Secretary (PS) Julius Bitok said yesterday when he noted that the 24,000 teachers will be employed by year end to improve teacher learner ration in public schools.

Bitok said the government has so far hired 76,000 teachers since 2022 and will recruit more for successful implementation of Competency Based Education (CBE).

In the Budget Policy Statement a total of sh 4.5 billion has been allocated for employing 20,000 teachers.

However no funds were allocated for confirming a total of 20,000 junior secondary school (JSS) teachers working on internship terms.

The budget will be read on 12th June by Treasury CS John Mbadi and teachers are hopeful for more goodies from the government.

Currently TSC is carrying out document verification exercise following advertisement of 2,014 replacement teaching jobs.

TSC scoresheet shows that priority will be given to local teachers regardless of qualification.

In the replacement guidelines TSC ordered the vetting panels headed by the TSC Sub County Directors to prioritize local applicants.

“Priority should be given to local applicants. Non-local applicants can only be considered once all local applicants have been exhausted,” said TSC CEO Nancy Macharia in the guidelines.

Some teachers have protested terming the article discriminatory which will only fuel tribalism and deny fairness.

TSC priority will be in the order of teachers from local sub county, then local county then local region before considering teachers from other counties.

TSC ordered the Sub County selection panel to compile a Sub County merit list split into two. One for local applicants from the Sub County and another for no-local applicants.

TSC is blamed for failing to publish merit lists on its website for ease access by teachers.

TSC says the Merit Lists shall be made available to members of the public wishing to see them on request in a manner that will not jeopardize the recruitment process and in total adherence to the Data Protection Act, 2019.

In the advert TSC lined up 2,014 teaching slots where 1,309 are for primary schools, 32 for junior schools and 673 for secondary schools.

The employment is on permanent and pensionable (PNP) terms. The Commission listed a P1 certificate as minimum requirement for those applying for primary schools slots and a diploma in education in the case of junior and secondary schools.

The Commission has listed the academic and professional documents that must be presented to the recruitment panel for verification exercise.

Applicants are required to present original and legible photocopies of the following, among other relevant documents for verification:-

Intern teachers are only required to present their Identity Cards (ID) during the verification exercise.

List of documents required for verification for primary school teachers

1) National identification card;

2) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;

3) Evidence of the completion of Upgrade Diploma in Primary Teacher Education or UDPTE Certificate where applicable.

4) PTE Certificate;

5) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one resat exam);

6) KCPE certificate or it’s equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one resat exam);

7) Letter of Certification of results by KNEC (where applicable);

8) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;

9) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);

10) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names.

List of documents required for verification for post primary school teachers (JSS and Secondary)

a) National identification card;

b) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;

c) Diploma/Degree certificate and official transcripts;

d) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);

e) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);

f) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;

g) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);

h) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names;

i) Letter of certification of results by KNEC (where applicable).

However serving intern teachers who have been awarded 50 marks in the scoresheet will only be required to present their identity cards during the verification process.

Persons with disabilities shall be required to indicate their disability status together with the nature of disabilities to inform their placement;

After the verification exercise, the TSC Sub-County Director shall compile a Merit List of all applicants whose documents have been verified.