The passing of the motion that has rapt TSC to amend its recruitment plan will ultimately have an effect on lobbies that have been intrusive with teachers’ recruitment exercise.
The Members of Parliament anonymously nominated in favor of the motion labeled Review of Teacher Deployment Policy which Titus Khamala, Mp Lurambi, sponsored.
End of recruitment cartels.
Teachers Service Commission was ordered to analyze its teacher recruitment policy so that the recruitment of teachers starts at zonal levels.
Unemployed tutors have for so long complained about injustices done by some TSC officials who are said to be part of the recruitment associations.
Evidence shows that some TSC County, Sub-County, and Regional Directors together with their Human Resource Officers and Curriculum Support Officers are involved in this racket.
They take bribes and award employment opportunities to contemptible teachers. They practice the highest form of cronyism, tribalism, nepotism, and discrimination.
These officials detriment meritocracy for the sake of their pockets.
However, this will now end as they will no longer import tutors from other counties at the expense of local teachers.
End of recruitment cartels.
The President already said that at least 30,000 tutors would be employed starting from January next year.
The President also said that his administration will fulfill the employment promise he made to all tutors.
Dr. Ruto said that this will mark the first stage of absorbing more than 116,000 tutors to bridge the current gap in schools.
If it comes to pass, the recruitment will be in line with the President’s campaign promise to teachers.
He assured that if elected that his government will employ 116,000 tutors in two years to bridge the existing shortage in all public schools.
It would be the single largest recruitment of teachers ever and would push the number of teachers on the Teachers Service Commission payroll to 400,000.
