A totsl of 14,613 teachers have been moved and are expected to report to their new stations in mass transfer plan, ahead of the reopening of schools.
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in a circular dated January 9, to Regional Directors, said the transfers were based on request by the teachers.
TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia said the transfers have been aligned to address understaffing and also correct staffing imbalance across various counties.
In the transfer list released, some 10,934 will be primary school teachers, 1,948 primary head teachers and 1,316 secondary school teachers. Also affected are 226 secondary school principals and 189 deputy head teachers.
Dr Macharia said all affected principals must report to their new stations by Monday next week, January 16, 2023.
“The Commission approved a number of teacher transfer requests across counties to be effected in January, 2023. You are required to transfer all head teachers and principals with immediate effect to report to schools on Monday, January 16, 2023,” Macharia said.
The rest of the teachers will report on January 23, 2023 when schools open for the first term in the new academic calendar. Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary General Collins Oyuu welcomed the move saying the process was long overdue with.
“Most of our members were basically the principals, head teachers and deputy head teachers. That form the big chunk of the teachers who were delocalised,” Oyuu said.
He said most of the teachers were victims of delocalisation policy which has since been reversed. Oyuu said while teachers can be transferred for various reasons including administrative or on request, some past transfers had been punitive.
“These transfers must not be punitive by any standards. Teachers should always feel there is genuine reason they are being moved from one station to another,” said Mr Oyuu.
He urged TSC should ensure those who are being transferred are taken to places where they can work and produce results, not to places where they feel punished.
“Most of the teachers wasted Fridays and Mondays travelling to their rural homes and back and now they will be able to make good use of the time.”
Dr Macharia said another 120 teachers who had made transfer requests were not placed and the will be managed when the case is provided they address teacher shortage and plug staff imbalance in the requested schools.
“The board approved the transfer of 14,613 out of the 14,733 total applications received as at November 30, 2022. The remaining 120 teachers could not get possible matches to replace them in their current stations,” Macharia added.
Dr Macharia observed that 12,019 applications are to be effected by Regional Directors while inter-regional transfers consist of 2,594 teachers. Broken down Rift Valley has the highest number of teachers who will be transferred with 3,962 already approved.
Of these 3,006 will be primary teachers, 580 head teachers, 260 secondary teachers, 48 deputy head teachers and 68 secondary school principals. Eastern region is second with some 3, 578 to be moved.
Of these are 2,740 primary teachers, 434 head teachers, 314 secondary school teachers, 39 deputy head teachers and 51 secondary school principals.
In Western, some 1,618 primary teachers, 196 head teachers, 154 secondary school teachers, 30 deputy head teachers and 5 secondary school principals will go to new stations.
In Nyanza, some 1,084 primary teachers, 220 head teachers, 64 secondary teachers, 20 deputy head teachers and 68 secondary school principals have been transferred.
And in Coast region, some 444 primary teachers, 98 head teachers, 10 secondary teachers, 6 deputy head teachers and 2 secondary school principals have been approved for transfer
In Central some 296 primary teachers, 59 head teachers, 118 secondary teachers, seven deputy head teachers and 11 secondary school principals will move.
Dr Macharia however said that some inter county transfers will be done directly from the TSC Headquarters .
She said this will effect 1,746 primary school teachers, 361 head teachers, 396 secondary school teachers, 39 deputy head teachers and 52 secondary school principals.
Macharia urged the Regional Directors to ensure the teacher shortage in most understaffed schools and counties and gender balance are considered in addressing the teacher imbalance during the exercise.
“Ensure that teachers are posted to schools they have requested and where applicable gender parity needs to be taken into consideration to foster gender inclusivity,” she said.
“Post heads and deputy heads of institutions to schools corresponding with their current school category, size of the schools and level of enrolment and school performance.”
Macharia also directed that in future, all newly recruited teachers and any posting after leave be done to in relation to the demand and shortage.
It was a punishment and hell on earth to some teachers in the so called delocalisation policy !!!
This thing should never be subjected to any teacher without consent.I have been performing but I believe that I would have performed better if I was comfortable.Waiting for my transfer eagerly.
Give list of those transfered so that they organise themselves
Those delocalized didn’t leave vacuum where they were moved from. Since it wasn’t a swop, some teachers are comfortable where they were moved. Even in swop cases the interest of both parties should be considered. The process in My opinion should have been given same time as it took (from 2017) to avoid crises
Majority of teachers especially in secondary were Delocalized from the initial posting. Delocalization was solving problem of Tribalism; especially for those denied administrative position by local politics Earlier local Administrators colluded with local tenderpreneurs to loot schools,than now. Reversing Delocalization is taking this Nation monster of corruption and Tribalism. Local politics will start meddling with administrative issues in schools bringing down performance
Delocalization Reversal call by politicians Harmful to this nation! How practical is it to take every Kenyan teacher work in stations of their choices. What happens to schools in the very remote areas. Are those Kenyan children not entitled to the same service as those in convinient areas. What would happen if the same is applied to All Civil Servants including security officers. I Think Mr. President should intervene and protect the TSC from the overzealous politicians who in My opinion are putting undue pressure where it’s not deserved
Where is the list.
Junior secondary school can be best maned by teachers from degrees in primary 0ption
Eagerly waiting for my transfer infact for security reasons
Let teachers apply for jobs in the areas they feel comfortable working.We should not demolish people’s homes in order to save learners……. charity begins at home.If they were delocalising young teachers it would be another case. I want to go back home and take care of my family as I teach and shape the young ones….PERIOD!!!!!
You’ve returned the nation to the tribal and primitive levels it was some years ago when we used to be taught in the local language from lower to class 8 something that negatively impacted our education because teachers liked using their local language more than Kiswahili/English.
I believe this has helped to heal so many families who had been broken by distance
I would rather be tribal and primitive and save my family…..Those who are comfortable should continue working and those who want to leave should be allowed to do so out of a clean heart.Waiting for my transfer eagerly☺️
Hubble mle s.am
So many teachers died, and many got diabetic a nd pressure,because of this ,it is good it has come to an end
I would rather be tribal and primitive and save my family…..Those who are comfortable should continue working and those who want to leave should be allowed to do so out of a clean heart.Waiting for my transfer eagerly☺️
Security officers are recruited in their early 20’s and without families.
If the tsc posted me to those remote areas immediately I graduated….. I would not be having any problems.
Eeei.. this delocalization thing!!!is just hell! My family broke up,am now on anti hypertensives plus nursing an unending cough I acquired here in diaspora, hospitals here working with AON are quite some good distance,rental houses pia quite some good distance from schools..medicines are unaffordable esp. with out patient cover,acha tu..can’t wait to be back home.
For me am wondering and left confused. If indeed this punitive delocalization was reversed,why was my request declined only to be told that I am still bonded to the five year rule? Is it applied partially to some? Truth be told, I do not give my all to Turkana kids. One cannot deliver results at a time when you know that your family is torn a part because of you being exiled.
I check on daily basis whether mine has been approved.This anxiety is beyond now !!
Waiting for my transfer letter eagerly and I don’t think that I will ever step in the place again.
These people should give us letters we get settled.I feel harassed when I find myself passing more than a thousand schools to go and work as I leave my children behind simply because of the harsh weather conditions.However much we want to take care of remote areas,humanity should be applied to the teacher because we are also human!!
We r talking about the delocalization yet some of us we still suffering we travel for miles till now to report to our working stations. Please help some of the teachers whose transfers r still pending😓😔
Which teachers were transferred?
Let tsc come out clearly because personally I have completed 5 years and I applied transfer on medical grounds.
I am feeling demoralized and unable to deliver even when I get into classes.
I just want my transfer…… PERIOD!!!!
Even after completing the 5 years one must beg to be transferred?????
Inhumanity of the highest order.
I have attached a medical letter from a public doctor requesting to be transferred but I think my pleading is falling on deaf ears!!!!