However, for the primary school teachers, Mrs Macharia said the delocalisation programme will be followed.
“Successful candidates will be deployed to serve in stations in any part of the country and not necessarily in the county where they were recruited,” said Mrs Macharia.
The delocalisation programme has been bitterly opposed by the Kenya National Union of Teachers, through secretary general Wilson Sossion, on grounds that it affects families.
The TSC introduced the programme last year. So far, several teachers have been transferred since January last year. Newly recruited teachers are also being posted in schools away from their counties.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is also on record directing the TSC to review the delocalisation programme saying that it should not affect families.
Knut has often accused TSC of implementing policies without consulting stakeholders. But the teacher’s employer has been adamant that delocalisation is meant to enhance national cohesion.
