The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has unveiled a major policy change that will stop the routine transfer of teachers following promotions, a move set to benefit thousands of educators across the country.
The new framework aims to ensure that teachers can enjoy stability in their careers without being relocated to distant schools after earning promotions.
According to TSC Chairperson Jamleck Muturi, the commission will now place greater emphasis on the welfare and well-being of teachers.
“We will now be considering the teachers’ welfare, health and other aspects to ensure that you are comfortable,” Muturi explained.
Previously, some teachers had to reject promotions that came with transfers, often to schools far from their families, particularly those elevated to administrative roles.
The revised approach will reduce what Muturi described as “unnecessary” transfers. However, he stressed that some relocations remain unavoidable due to legal and operational requirements.
“When teachers are promoted, they are taken to institutions where vacancies are available. If you have been promoted to be a head of an institution and the school you are in already has a head, we cannot transfer the head who is already there so that you are retained there. We take you to where there is work,” he said.
Muturi also highlighted the government’s continued investment in teacher promotions under the Kenya Kwanza administration.
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“Since President William Ruto came to power in 2022, we have been able to promote 151,000 teachers through competitive and common cadre promotion,” he stated.
He further urged the National Assembly’s Education Committee to allocate an additional Ksh1 billion to support the promotion of more teachers as promised by the president.
TSC plans to conclude the promotion process for another 21,313 teachers who recently completed their interviews by the end of January.
“This means that within the three years of President Ruto’s tenure, he will have assisted 171,000 teachers to be promoted. When we get the extra billion, we will have more teachers being promoted. Those head teachers who will have qualified to go for D1 will have gotten it by the end of January or thereabout,” Muturi added.
The new policy is expected to boost teacher morale and improve educational management by keeping promoted staff within their familiar school environments, minimising disruptions to both teaching and learning.
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