Relieve For Teachers On Contract In North Eastern Region
In the counties in the North Eastern area, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has begun to send contract letters to retired teachers.
Teachers who had achieved the necessary 60-year retirement age had been invited by the Commission in May.
After being overrun by a sizable number of teachers leaving the payroll from the counties of Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera, TSC was compelled to hire the teachers on a contract basis.
According to a news release from TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia dated May 18, 2023, “This mass retirement will result in a dire situation of teacher shortage in the region, which have been experiencing teacher shortage as a result of the recent exodus of non-local teachers.”
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As a kind of compensation, the Commission will hire retired educators from the area on a three-year contract basis and then prolong the retirement time for educators by three years after they reach the legal retirement age.
This is claimed to be extended to all retired teachers from other regions of the country who could be willing to serve in the North Eastern region. They are instructed to report to the County Directors of the aforementioned counties for data collecting and eventual deployment.
TSC added that it is now seeking intern teachers this year who would be assigned to the area.
“The Commission is in the process of recruiting intern teachers to be posted to the region during this financial year when funds are made available by the treasury as engagements are in the final stages,” said Macharia.
Relieve For Teachers On Contract In North Eastern Region
