The Parliamentary Education Committee has been urged to intensify its oversight of how the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) allocates its budget to fulfil the functions stipulated in the constitution. This follows TSC’s opposition to the ongoing attempt to amend its Act, which will see teachers in acting positions enjoy acting allowances.
TSC vehemently opposed the clause on teachers being paid acting allowances because it already exists in their activities and would thus lead to legal duplication.
TSC’s opposition and admission that the clause exists means that it has been receiving allocations meant for acting teachers, but has not been paying them,” said a top KUPPET official.
The teachers who spoke to Education News wondered why the TSC registered opposition to some clauses in the amendment bill sponsored by Mandera South Member of Parliament, Abdul Haro.
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TSC Deputy Director of Legal Services, Allan Situma, in his submission, argued that the targeted allowances in the Bill are already provided for under the Code of Regulations for teachers, and their inclusion would create legal duplicity.
“The energy TSC is exerting in trying to prevent the amendment of section 11 of its act is suspect. This will make us believe that it has been receiving allocations on some of these allowances but diverted to other unknown destinations,” said an aggrieved teacher. According to him, this should be a point of concern for the Education Committee.
TSC has, of late, come under scrutiny after its efforts to promote over 25,000 teachers were halted by the Education committee due to irregularities. After correcting the glaring errors that convinced the committee, Education News has learnt that romotional letters have started reaching various county offices, ready for dispatch to the successful teachers.
By Naboth Murunga
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