MP Pokes Holes into Biased TSC Recruitment
MP Pokes Holes into Biased TSC Recruitment
MP Pokes Holes into Biased TSC Recruitment
Peter Kaluma, a member of parliament for Homabay Town, raised concerns on Saturday over what is thought to be unfair tutor hiring practices by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The lawmaker claimed that instructors from Mount Kenya land employment nearly right away after graduating from college and questioned why things are different in other areas.
He added that teachers from Luo Nyanza and Ukambani are treated unfairly during TSC hiring processes.In addition, Kaluma argued that it was improper to hire and assign teachers to positions where there are still unfilled positions in such sectors. He further claimed that the TSC recruitment has been hijacked by politicians.”The teachers-recruitment exercise has been taken over by UDA politicians leaving TSC as bystanders in its core function,” he complained.
Therefore, the MP demanded fair hiring to represent Kenya’s face.”Teachers should be hired on a first-to-graduate, first-to-be-employed basis moving forward. Let teachers educate in their local communities after the “delocalization” policy is removed, he added.He also recommended that a review of all 60,000 teachers hired by the present administration be done.The biggest number of teachers are enrolled among the Kalenjin and Kikuyu ethnic groups, according to information from TSC that was given in March to the National Assembly Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Cohesion.
According to the report, the largest group of teachers hired by TSC at the time was made up of five ethnic communities: Kalenjins (59,538), Kikuyus (59,010), Luhyas (52,882), Luos (40,657), and Kambas (39,807).The CEO of TSC, Nancy Macharia, attributed the inequitable allocation to the Members of Parliament’s persistent nagging.”The committee rejected that plan and declared teachers should be disseminated equally to all counties, and our hands were tied,” grumbled Macharia. “The commission intended to employ and deploy according to the needs of regions.
