KUPPET criticises TSC over stalled teachers promotions
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has condemned the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for failing to promote teachers who have served in the same job group for over a decade.
Speaking at the union’s headquarters on Monday, August 11, KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori criticized the commission for ignoring qualified teachers who have waited years for promotion.
Police promotion model praised
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Misori highlighted the recent decision by the National Police Service Commission to promote police officers automatically after long periods of stagnation as a positive example.
“Through advanced training and professional development, the National Police Service Commission’s concrete decision to address stagnation among police officers has really exposed the Teachers Service Commission, which has been paying lip service to this issue for many years,” he said.
He noted that police officers are promoted without interviews, unlike teachers who face multiple interviews even for the same position.
“Most of the stagnated teachers were in the former job groups L and M, converted into new teacher skills C and C5 in 2016. Some were last promoted in 2009 or 2011,” Misori added.
Call for urgent reforms
Misori accused TSC of misleading teachers by treating re-designations during grade conversions as promotions, despite many teachers earning advanced degrees independently.
He urged the commission to follow the police service’s lead and implement automatic promotions for teachers who have stagnated.
KUPPET plans to submit a list of teachers stuck in their job groups for over ten years, demanding immediate promotions.
“The National Police Service Commission recognized stagnation affecting 150,000 officers. TSC manages over 400,000 teachers yet continues to demotivate them by ignoring this critical issue,” said Misori.
He warned that failure to address promotion delays could undermine Kenya’s education sector by demotivating teachers nationwide.
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