TSC announces why it has transferred school heads

Related imageTSC head of communications Kihumba Kamotho has said Knut was insincere as some of the teachers who had been transferred were on promotion from deputies to principals.

The Teachers Service Commission has said that the proposal by some parties on the possibility of the revocation end/or suspension of of the transfer has unfortunately , caused confusion and anxiety among teachers , head of institutions and stakeholders .

This is after the Kenya National Union of Teachers defied the court and declared that the strike by its members will begin today ahead of the opening of schools tomorrow.

Parents have opposed Knut’s strike notice and promised to challenge it in court.
“It is unlawful to defy a court order. We will move to court to challenge this as we and our children also have rights under our Constitution,” said Nicholas Maiyo, chairman of the National Association of Parents.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) –  had shifted to the courts, where they obtained orders stopping the strike.Image result for Kihumba Kamotho

Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion, who spoke in Nairobi yesterday, said the directive would not stop the union’s members from participating in the strike.
“There is no strike that has taken place in this country without court orders. Court orders don’t stop employees from going on strike. We are going to start the biggest strike ever tomorrow,” said Mr Sossion after an aborted conciliatory meeting with TSC.
Insisting that teachers were only exercising their rights as enshrined in the Constitution, Sossion accused their employer of using courts to intimidate them.

The Teachers Service Commission has further clarrified on the matter saying that the January transfer reversal  would affect the productivity and performance .

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The TSC  has said that in some cases the commission had acted to strengthen management of some learning institutions following recommendations from standards and assessment reports.

In other schools, principals and head teachers had served in the same institutions for along period and needed to be exposed to different working environment and also tap in the vast experience which is in line with policy.

In view of the foregoing , the commission has announced that all the heads of institutions who are either deployed or transferred have handed over and /or taken over as appropriate.

They have also signed the necessary documentation including resource accountability instruments .

In this regard , they will be available in their new stations to receive learners on 3rd January 2019 for the commencement of first term learning programs

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