The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency in the recently released list of 36,505 promoted teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). KUPPET raises concerns about what it perceives as a lack of fairness in the promotional interviews conducted by TSC.
Sabala Inyeni, the Executive Secretary of KUPPET Vihiga, voiced his protest against the limited number of teachers considered for these promotions. He highlighted the numerous calls he received from discontented teachers who were perplexed about missing out on the promotions. Inyeni emphasizes the importance of TSC providing clarity and transparency regarding this development.
In addition to the perceived lack of fairness, Inyeni expressed concern that TSC only published the teachers’ TSC numbers without specifying the number of teachers promoted in each grade. Many teachers who had hoped for promotion after stagnating in one job group were left disappointed. Inyeni calls for TSC to disclose the breakdown of promoted teachers in each county for greater transparency.
Paul Rotich, the KUPPET Executive Secretary in Nandi, echoed similar sentiments, stating that he spent the whole day fielding calls from teachers who were excluded from the promotions, including those who had been acting in their roles for over 10 years. Rotich criticized the commission’s handling of the promotional process, asserting that it had shortchanged deserving teachers.
TSC, in the morning, posted the TSC numbers of promoted teachers on its official website, omitting their names and job groups. The lack of transparency in the promotion process has raised concerns among teachers and their representatives.
