TSC: 7 Tribes That Nearly Scooped All Recruitment Slots January 2023
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) audit found that seven areas received over 90% of the 20,990 teaching jobs.
These increased teaching opportunities benefited the Kalenjin, Luhya, Kikuyu, Kamba, Luo, Kisii, and Meru populations.
18,580 teaching jobs—88.5% of the total—were filled by the aforementioned communities.
Major Tribes That Benefited
- Kalenjin claimed 4,040 places and Luhya 3,187.
- 2,913 Kikuyu and 2,576 Luo posts were filled.
- Kisii and Meru received 1,737 and 1,220 berths, respectively.
Some smaller municipalities received no teaching positions.
This unequal distribution of job chances generated issues about recruitment fairness and diversity.
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TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia told the Senate Committee on National Cohesion and Regional Integration that 229 disabled teachers were hired.
TSC recruited 36,000 teachers, but the report concentrated on the 20,990 already hired.
The report detailed teaching employment allocation by community. Mijikenda received 500 positions and Maasai 461.
Least Benefited
Pokot, Taita Taveta, Teso, and Kuria received 312, 232, 105, and 108 berths.
Samburu, Turkana, Tharaka, Somali, Boran Gabra, Mbeere, Pokomo, Bajun, Kenyan Arab, Ogaden, Elmolo, Dorobo, Rendille, Oromo, and Sakuye earned various teaching posts.
To ensure community representation, the Senate committee stressed the necessity for transparent and equal teacher allocation across counties.
Dr. Macharia countered that teachers were assigned based on sub-county class availability.
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She maintained that the government strategy was to allocate a teacher to each junior secondary class and publicize vacancies accordingly.
Dr. Macharia said the country needs 111,870 instructors, 47,329 for primary schools and 64,541 for senior institutions.
This shortfall requires Sh74 billion. The TSC will hire 20,000 more teachers next year to solve the issue.
Some communities feel disadvantaged by teacher employment trends.
Dr. Macharia noted that the TSC considers budgetary provisions, demand and supply, and existing establishment to ensure equal distribution.
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The panel also wants more money to hire more teachers, intern teachers, and contract teachers in dry and semi-arid areas.
15,552 of the 36,000 instructors recruited by the TSC were women, accounting for 43% of the total, while 20,448 were men.
New teachers were 21–56 years old, with the majority being 28.
The government, TSC, and other stakeholders must address Kenya’s teacher shortages and equitable distribution challenges.
Quality education for all kids requires fair and inclusive distribution of teaching employment.
TSC: 7 Tribes That Nearly Scooped All Recruitment Slots January 2023
