Ensure contracted teachers are absorbed on permanent terms

Mahiakalo Junior Secondary School Geography teacher Irene Odebero assisting pupils during a lesson in their classroom on April 19, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

In the clamor to have a constitution that responds to the plight of teachers of Kenya, stakeholders in the education sector pushed to have teachers get their independent commission.

The 2010 constitution therefore, under Article 237, gave powers to the Teachers Service Commission to (TSC), among other functions, to employ teachers of all grades and qualifications.