TSC Deregister Teachers In A Gazette Notice

TSC Deregister Teachers In A Gazette Notice

The Teachers Service Commission on Friday made a major announcement on the education sector in Kenya, saying it had cancelled the appointment of 33 teachers in the country.

The Commission published the names of the 33 tutors in Gazette Notice number 9587 of August 2.aaaa

This is good for transparency, as these stakeholders will have an opportunity to be up to date and also to take note of the changes of the teaching composition within the said institutions on which they have interests.

The notice was signed by TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia, who said it had been revoked following the disciplinary hearings the tutors went through to ensure the due process was followed.

“Exercising of powers conferred by section 30 (2) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, Chapter 212 of the laws of Kenya, the said that the Commission wishes to notify the public that the persons whose names are specified in the Schedule herein below have been removed from the Register of Teachers pursuance provision of section 30 (1) (e) of the Teachers Service Commission Act,” the notice read in part.

A teacher can be removed from the register for reasons of disciplinary action passed against them under TSC Act Section 30.

Fraud in registering as a teacher, conviction of a sexual offense, conviction of a criminal offense, or mental or physical sickness that makes the teacher unable to work constitute the rest of the grounds for removal.

Therefore, this comprehensive framework is necessary to remain with only those who are qualified and responsible in the teaching profession.

In the Gazette Notice, Macharia stated that if the name of a teacher is deregistered, then such a teacher’s name can only be reinstated through the direction of the Commission, underlining the seriousness of the process of revocation.

A teacher whose name will be stricken out of the register of teachers shall with effect from that date cease to be a teacher and shall not thereafter be entitled to be employed in the teaching service, hence protecting the image of the profession.

“Further section 44(b) of the TSC Act provides that a person who falsely or fraudulently holds himself out to be a registered teacher commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or both,” added the notice.

This is, hence, a punitive measure to forestall fraudulent practices that would otherwise render the teaching profession disrespected and unworthy.

The recent actions by TSC are efforts towards maintaining the standards in education and securing the welfare of students in the country at large.

TSC Deregister Teachers In A Gazette Notice