TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION OFFICIAL FORTY FOUR HARDSHIP DESIGNATED AREAS
The hardship areas have been revised and the hardship allowances has also been revised with hardship areas now classified as EXTREME or MODERATE.
Some areas have completely been removed and will no longer be getting hardship allowances as government eyes to save close to sh 6.5 billion.
The reclassification, set to take effect in July, will see hardship areas split into two tiers Extreme and Moderate with several previously recognised zones excluded entirely.
Teachers in areas, such as Tinderet, Soin, Bunyala, Elgeyo Marakwet, and Tharaka Nithi now face the prospect of losing the hardship allowances that have long cushioned them from the challenges of working in remote and under-resourced environments.
Teachers in areas now marked as MODERATE will have their hardship allowances slashed as these areas have made considerable amount of improvement.
Areas marked as EXTREME HARDHIP AREAS by Salaries and Renumeration Commission (SRC) include Mandera County, Garissa County, Turkana County, Wajir County, Tana River County, Marasabit County, some parts of Lamu County, West Pokot County, some parts of Baringo County and Isiolo County.
Areas marked as MODERATE HARDSHIP AREAS include some parts of Kwale County, Narok West, Narok South and Loita, Samburu, some parts of Suba South and Suba North, some parts of Kitui County, some parts of Makueni County, some parts of Kajiado County, some parts of Kilifi County, Nyando and Nyakach in Kisumu County, some parts of Laikipia County and some parts of Nyandarua County.
Below are 44 areas that were previously coded to receive hardship allowance by TSC. Some have since developed significantly and the allowances have been removed in some areas and slashed in others,
The changes will take effect on 1st July 2025 and will effect majority of TSC teachers working in hardship areas.
1) Suba – Mfangano and Rusinga Island
2) Kuria – Kegonga
3) Busia – Budalangi
4) Kajiado – Whole Region
5) Nakuru – Mbogoini and Makongeni (Lower Solai)
6) Laikipia – Whole Region
7) Kitui – Whole Region
8) Kilifi – Ganze
9) Keiyo – Whole Region
10) Marakwet – Whole Region
11) Kwale – Kinango and Samburu
12) Trans Mara – Whole Region
13) Mwingi – Whole Region
14) Tharaka – Whole Region
15) Mbeere – Whole Region
16) Malindi – Magarini, Marafa and Kakoneni
17) Machakos – Yalla and Masinga
18) Nyeri – Kieni
19) Kiambu – Ndeiya and Karai
20) Maragwa – Mukuyu
21) Nyandarua – Nyahururu High School
22) Nyandarua – Nyandarua Boarding Primary
23) Kericho – Whole Region
24) Kisumu – Muhoroni Valley and Sondu
25) Thika – Kakuzi
26) Koibatek – Kimgorom
27) Narok – Eastern Mau, Osupuko, Mara, Loita and Southern Olulunga
28) Makueni – Whole Region
29) Isiolo – Whole Region
30) Moyale – Whole Region
31) Marsabit – Whole Region
32) Garissa – Whole Region
33) Mandera – Whole Region
34) Wajir – Whole Region
35) Lamu – Whole Region
36) Tana River – Whole Region
37) Taita Taveta – Whole Region
38) Baringo – Whole Region
39) Samburu – Whole Region
40) Turkana – Whole Region
41) West Pokot – Whole Region
42) Mara – Whole Region
43) Nandi – Tinderet
44) Meru North (Nyambene) – Mutuai, Ndoleli and Igembe East, Buuri, Giika, Linjoka, Ankamia, Amung’enti, Thangatha, Mumui, Kiujuline and Akithi zones.
Better especially kericho,to allow real residents to access transfer to their homes
I think this govt is going to face it rough come 2027 with workers of this country, cuz some of these policies will definitely make it fail, how you dare to remove hardship allowances for trs and other workers in pretence of savings billions and yet the tell us they are loosing 2 billions a day?
Mutuati is facing a lot of security concerns and water challenges. Hope it is among the sub counties considered as hardship areas by TSC.
They should adjust house allowances and commuter allowances upwards
You people you want to cause mental illness to teachers in these areas since most of them have huge loans that they are servicing
You people you want to cause mental illness to teachers in these areas since most of them have huge loans that they are servicing
Unfair
It’s not good for teachers who already have big loans.more time is required to effect the action.it should not be too fast.
Copsiro Bungoma county deserves to be hardship area.
It’s good again to Slash house allowance for the government to save for affordable housing program
It’s good again to Slash house allowance for the government to save for affordable housing programs
The government should know that every teacher expects a salary increase but not a reduction.this move is not acceptable at all
I think it’s not true. Where was the information sourced from? I have followed such stories from 2019 and teachers didn’t get the allowance. I don’t agree with stories of gazettement of new areas.
hardship is important to teachers dont remove it