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The agony and frustrations of teachers in northern counties

Teachers from Mandera County pitch camp at the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) Offices in Nairobi. (File, Standard)

The Teachers Service Commission has laid bare the pain, blackmail and court battles it has endured for the last five years to keep teachers in class in the insecurity stricken northeastern Kenya.

In a blow-by-blow narration, TSC told MPs it has now resigned to the perennial remorse of teachers to grant them transfer wishes.

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