- "Those who are interested in the positions should send their applications by September 8, 2023, through the TSC portal," the statement read.
- The announcement comes two days after TSC held a closed-door meeting over salary review talks, at the Kenya School of Government.
Image: FILE
The Teachers Service Commission has announced it will promote 36,000 teachers.
The Commission said the promotions will be done across nine grades. The announcement comes barely a week after some 14,000 teachers were promoted.
"Promotions will be spread across primary, secondary schools and Teacher training colleges," TSC said.
TSC has set aside 12, 716 promotions for senior masters under grade C4, while senior teachers under C2 have up to 10,819 to be elevated.
"For headteachers, the commission has set aside 1,049 promotions under grade C5."
700 promotion positions have been set aside for senior teachers in special needs schools in grade C2 while 200 more positions for senior lecturers in Teachers' training colleges.
For senior principals, TSC stated that they have slated 108 promotional positions.
"Those who are interested in the positions should send their applications by September 8, 2023, through the TSC portal," the statement read.
The announcement comes two days after TSC held a closed-door meeting over salary review talks, at the Kenya School of Government.
Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) rejected a new salary proposal by TSC, saying it is below both the presidential directive and Salary Remuneration Commission advisory.
According to the union, TSC has proposed a salary of between 2.4 to 9.5 percent, with the lowest-earning teacher getting the highest percentage and the highest-earning teacher getting the lowest percentage.
However, KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori said the proposal was far below their expectation, therefore, the meeting was not successful.
“It is sad what TSC has presented and is even less than what the SRC gave. The proposal according to TSC is giving lower figures than what teachers out there expect. Even what the president announced is not within what TSC is thinking about,” Misori said.
Misori questioned why TSC came up with a new salary proposal instead of focusing on what President William Ruto and SRC had advised.
“The SRC said teachers and other public servants to get between seven to 10 per cent. But we were expecting no less than that. We realized that it is either the SRC was lying to us or the TSC was not being genuine or serious with these negotiations,” Misori said.