The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has deregistered 73 teachers, stopping them from offering their services in any learning institution effective immediately.
Through a statement released by the TSC boss, Nancy Macharia, the 73 teachers cannot henceforth engage in teaching in any learning institution in the country in accordance with the TSC Act (2012)
“Pursuant to section 30 of the TSC Act (2012), the Commission wishes to publish names of teachers who have been removed from the Register of Teachers,” the statement reads.
Moreover, according to the statement, the teachers were all removed from the agency list on June 22, 2022.
In addition, the TSC Act, stipulates several reasons which may warrant a teacher’s removal from the register. These are:
- Death of the teacher
- Obtaining registration through fraudulent means
- Conviction for sexual offence or an offence against a pupil or student
- Conviction for a criminal offence
- Suffering from physical or mental illness which renders the person incapable of performing the duties of a teacher
Furthermore, the Act directs TSC to publish the names and details of the deregistered teachers within one month of removal.
“Where the name of any teacher is removed from the register under this Act, such name shall not be reinstated except by direction of the Commission.”
Likewise, a teacher whose name has been removed from the TSC register shall cease to serve in any capacity as a teacher from the date of removal.
Similarly, the Act directs that any person who employs a teacher who is not registered by the commission is liable to a fine of not less than Ksh100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.
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Nonetheless, the Teachers Service Commission has been cracking the whip against unprincipled teachers in the recent past with the aim of ensuring effective service delivery.
