The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has flagged a trending notice regarding the submission of names of teachers to be deployed to Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) as fake.
In a statement on Wednesday, TSC explained that the notice did not originate from its official website.
“Beware of fake news,” TSC warned.
The fake notice claimed that TSC needed to identify and deploy qualified teachers for the upcoming 2025 academic year to JSS.
It also falsely stated that this was part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of education in the country.
“You are hereby asked to inform Secondary School Principals within your jurisdiction to submit the names of teachers who meet the following criteria for deployment,” the fake notice claimed.
Mbadi on JSS Teachers
National Treasury and Economic Planning CS John Mbadi had earlier stated that the government has allocated funds to employ JSS teachers on permanent and pensionable terms.
On August 24, Treasury clarified that the government planned to employ teachers currently on internships, with a budget of Ksh18.3 billion.
“The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, John Mbadi, assures Kenyans that funds have been allocated by the government to employ Junior Secondary School teachers on permanent and pensionable terms starting January 2025,” the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning said in a statement on X.
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Mbadi further explained in an interview that the hiring process for interns would begin in January 2025, as the budget had already been allocated.
“What I should have made clear is that there is money in the budget for the conversion of JSS teachers to permanent and pensionable status from January 2025, with Ksh22 billion available. I implied there would be no money to pay them from July to December, but I should have been clearer that funds are available from January,” he said.
He added that TSC CEO Nancy Macharia and the entire Commission was aware of these changes.
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Earlier Statement
This clarification followed an earlier statement by Mbadi suggesting that the government lacked the funds to confirm JSS teachers on permanent and pensionable terms.
The Treasury CS had raised concerns over budget constraints, indicating that the government could not employ the teachers at the time.
“We don’t have the resources to recruit JSS teachers on permanent and pensionable terms, nor do we have the resources for the additional 20,000 JSS teachers that were reduced in the estimates,” Mbadi said.
Mbadi also revealed that the collapse of the Finance Bill 2024 created a budget shortfall of Ksh346 billion.
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