Local teachers will have upper hand in recruitment of 2,014 teachers to replace those who have exited service through natural attrition.

This is despite a push by Members of Parliament (MPs) to have teachers aged forty years and above getting considered.

The Teachers Service Commission (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.

This move automatically locks out non-local teachers despite some scoring highly in the scoresheet.

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.

Local teachers will have upper hand in recruitment of 2,014 teachers to replace those who have exited service through natural attrition.

This is despite a push by Members of Parliament (MPs) to have teachers aged forty years and above getting considered.

The Teachers Service Commission (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.

This move automatically locks out non-local teachers despite some scoring highly in the scoresheet.

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.