Mombasa, Kenya -Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr Everleen Mitei has appealed to school heads to facilitate the release of excess teachers in their institutions to ensure equal distribution to understaffed regions.
Speaking in Mombasa during the ongoing annual AGM and teachers’ conference, Dr Mitei asked heads to comply immediately as schools reopen.
She also warned that heads who fail to update teacher data on those exiting and those joining service will be held personally accountable in line with existing policy and regulations.
At the same time, the TSC boss said the promotion of 30,034 teachers is being considered, with interviews due to be conducted.
“We are finalizing job evaluation in collaboration with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to prepare ahead of the CPD of 2026,” she said.
Dr Mitei said strengthening the teaching service and delivering quality education is a collective responsibility, and teachers should adhere to the code of ethics.
“Quality of education depends on the quality of our teachers, and therefore the Commission is motivating and training them to deliver quality education,” she said.
The Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association (KCSHA) chair asked TSC to consider increasing employment from the current 26,000 to a bigger number. They also want teacher grading to be considered.
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Collins Oyuu reiterated that TSC must ensure better terms and conditions of service.
Oyuu asked TSC to ensure seamless comprehensive learning under one head of institution.
KNUT has also rejected the push for Junior Secondary School autonomy, saying principals have adequate qualifications to manage the institutions. He said TSC should embark on promoting existing headteachers to manage Junior Secondary institutions.
“The issue of autonomy, that song must end by tomorrow, since the Education Bill in Parliament stipulates the comprehensive school model,” said Oyuu.
“Teachers must be part of the reforms process and principals and headteachers should be at the centre, and before any decision, teachers should be consulted,” he added.
The matter was backed by Kenya Comprehensive Schools Head Teachers Association (KECSHA) Chair Fuad Ali, who said 95 per cent of school heads have degrees, the minimum requirement to be managers.
“We have over 95 per cent of our school heads who are degree holders,” said Ali.
Meanwhile, the Mombasa Governor, Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir, said the county has 13,000 children in ECDE, up from 8,000, with 15 new institutions under construction.
“Our ECDEs are currently free. We are considering hiring more ECDE teachers to ensure the teacher-child ratio is satisfactory,” said the Governor.
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