The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will make replacements as more than ten thousand teachers are exiting TSC payroll by end of December after hitting mandatory retirement age.

Some of the retiring teachers are school administrators but a big number are classroom teachers.

The Commission is however on the spot on how it will conduct teacher replacements next year after teachers protested a shambolic replacement exercise in the last financial year.

TSC had received sh 2.5 billion allocation from the Treasury in September 2023, to employ through replacement a total of 6,000 teachers.

However the Commission did not publicly advertise the vacancies but silently allocated the slots to politicians and Members of Parliament (MPs) to fill in their constituencies.

Some teachers parted with upto sh 400,000 to secure employment. The replacements lacked merit but cronyism and other forms of corruption persisted.

It is believed that this is Kenya Kwanza’s move to reward politicians who are helping in championing its agenda.

TSC went back to the dark old days where politicians interfered with functions of the Commission including teacher recruitment that saw massive corruption and discrimination.

Some of the teachers got employment on permanent and pensionable terms without first going through internship process.

The backdoor recruitment of teachers was led by Ezekiel Machogu who was then the Cabinet Secretary for Education.

Machogu was captured live issuing employment letters to teachers in a function in Kisii county.

The protests by Kenyan youth popularly known as Gen Z over bad governance led president to dismiss his cabinet including the former CS Ezekiel Machogu.

According a teachers must first be interned for at least a year before getting employment to permanent terms.

The Teacher Internship Programme is a one (1) year programme meant to equip and sustain competencies of persons entering the teaching service.

The programme targets unemployed registered teachers to be assigned to learning institutions where their teaching experience will be enhanced through mentorship, coaching and exposure to practical teaching experience. 

The internship period will be for twelve months though majority of the current intern teachers have served for two years.

Teacher internship is not a remunerative engagement. However, interns attached to Junior Secondary schools will be eligible for a monthly stipend of Kshs. 20 ,000/=.

The stipend will be paid subject to statutory deductions like NHIF, Housing levy, and NSSF where applicable.  

On successful completion of the Internship Programme, teacher interns will be awarded a certificate.

Currently TSC is recruiting a total of 20,000 teachers on internship terms for junior secondary schools. The teachers will be posted to schools in January.

A total of 46,000 teachers are currently serving on internship terms but will be confirmed to pnp terms in January 2025.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will make replacements as more than ten thousand teachers are exiting TSC payroll by end of December after hitting mandatory retirement age.

Some of the retiring teachers are school administrators but a big number are classroom teachers.

The Commission is however on the spot on how it will conduct teacher replacements next year after teachers protested a shambolic replacement exercise in the last financial year.

TSC had received sh 2.5 billion allocation from the Treasury in September 2023, to employ through replacement a total of 6,000 teachers.

However the Commission did not publicly advertise the vacancies but silently allocated the slots to politicians and Members of Parliament (MPs) to fill in their constituencies.

Some teachers parted with upto sh 400,000 to secure employment. The replacements lacked merit but cronyism and other forms of corruption persisted.

It is believed that this is Kenya Kwanza’s move to reward politicians who are helping in championing its agenda.

TSC went back to the dark old days where politicians interfered with functions of the Commission including teacher recruitment that saw massive corruption and discrimination.

Some of the teachers got employment on permanent and pensionable terms without first going through internship process.

The backdoor recruitment of teachers was led by Ezekiel Machogu who was then the Cabinet Secretary for Education.

Machogu was captured live issuing employment letters to teachers in a function in Kisii county.

The protests by Kenyan youth popularly known as Gen Z over bad governance led president to dismiss his cabinet including the former CS Ezekiel Machogu.

According a teachers must first be interned for at least a year before getting employment to permanent terms.

The Teacher Internship Programme is a one (1) year programme meant to equip and sustain competencies of persons entering the teaching service.

The programme targets unemployed registered teachers to be assigned to learning institutions where their teaching experience will be enhanced through mentorship, coaching and exposure to practical teaching experience. 

The internship period will be for twelve months though majority of the current intern teachers have served for two years.

Teacher internship is not a remunerative engagement. However, interns attached to Junior Secondary schools will be eligible for a monthly stipend of Kshs. 20 ,000/=.

The stipend will be paid subject to statutory deductions like NHIF, Housing levy, and NSSF where applicable.  

On successful completion of the Internship Programme, teacher interns will be awarded a certificate.

Currently TSC is recruiting a total of 20,000 teachers on internship terms for junior secondary schools. The teachers will be posted to schools in January.

A total of 46,000 teachers are currently serving on internship terms but will be confirmed to pnp terms in January 2025.