The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started to issue contract letters to retired teachers in counties of North Eastern region.
The Commission had in May invited teachers who had reached the 60 year mandatory retirement age.
TSC was forced to hire the teachers on contract after it was overwhelmed with huge number of teachers exiting the payroll from the counties of Garissa, Wajir and Mandera.
“This mass retirement will culminate in a dire situation of teacher shortage in the region, which have been experiencing teacher shortage as a result of the recent exodus of non-local teachers,” said TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia in a press release dated 18th May 2023.
As a mitigation the Commission will employ the retired teachers from the region on contract for a period of three years and subsequently extend the period of retiring teachers by three years upon attaining the mandatory retirement age.
This it said is also extended to all retired teachers from other parts of the nation who may be willing to serve in North Eastern region to report to the County Directors of the said counties for collection of data and subsequent deployment.
TSC also said it is in the process of recruiting intern teachers this year who will be posted to serve in the region.
“The Commission is in the process of recruiting intern teachers to be posted to the region during this financial year when funds are made available by the treasury as engagements are in final stages,” said Macharia.
