TSC reveals regions teachers seeking transfers prefer most
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TSC data reveals that Nairobi County is the most preferred region for teachers seeking transfers
TSC data reveals that Nairobi County is the most preferred region for teachers seeking transfers
Nairobi City County is the most preferred region by teachers seeking transfers following a move by the government to implement the delocalization policy, official data from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) shows.
Nationally, 36,277 teachers applied for transfers between November 1 last year and January 31 this year.
Of these requests, 14,733 were matched and approved while 21,544 are still pending.
During the same period, 1,885 teachers applied to be transferred to Nairobi against 76 who requested to be transferred out.
However, only 41 of the requests out of 1,162 to primary schools and four to secondary schools out of 723 had been approved by the end of January.
The transfer of teachers who were considered to have “over-stayed” at the same workstation started in 2018 and drew condemnation from teachers’ unions.
The highest number of primary school teachers (1,336) applied to be transferred to Bungoma County but also 1,074 others want to be transferred out of the county.
Kajiado County also emerged as one of the most preferred counties after receiving 237 transfer requests for teachers in secondary schools against 94 who requested to be transferred out of the county.
For primary school teachers, 486 applied to work in the county against 434 who asked to be taken elsewhere.
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“The transfer of teachers from one institution to another is based on the need for equitable distribution and optimal utilization of teachers, availability of vacancies in the station, the need for replacement, existing staffing norms and medical grounds certified by a registered medical practitioner,” reads the document signed by Mr. Cavin Anyuor, the director for legal, labour and industrial relations, on behalf of CEO Nancy Macharia.
TSC data showed1,157 teachers applied to be deployed in Embu County while 357 others wanted to work elsewhere.
In Samburu County, 94 secondary school teachers and 246 in primary schools applied to leave the county with only nine (secondary) and 134 (primary) applying for deployment in the county.
In Turkana County,129 secondary school teachers requested to be transferred away against 23 who wished to go to the county and 37 have since left the county and an equal number brought in.
Just like Nairobi, Mombasa County is also a favourite among secondary school teachers, with 340 applying to move there against 55 who asked to be moved out.
“Not all teachers apply to be transferred to their home counties. Some transfer requests are for transfers other than home counties. As an employer, the commission cannot dictate to a teacher to apply to be transferred to a particular county. Similarly, the commission cannot decline a transfer request simply because a teacher hasn’t applied to be taken to his home county,” the document reads.
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