Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Monday, October 12, announced the dismissal of 30 teachers for a number of offences.
The announcement which comes on the reopening day of schools was made by the TSC Boss Nancy Macharia. She stated that the teachers have been dismissed for a number of offences including defilement.
Wababu also revealed that 30 teachers have been dismissed pending approval due to a number of offences levelled against them.
“The teachers are in the process of being dismissed, and after the CEO has approved the list, then it will be gazetted thereby confirming their dismissal.
“The offences include immoral behaviour, forging of academic certification, and any other serious crime prescribed in the Teachers Code of Conduct,” she added.
TSC also made public the resignation of 8,500 new teachers the same day Grade 4, Class 8 and Form 4 students resumed learning across the country
TSC Head of Corporate Communications Betty Wababu clarified that the 8,500 teachers are not part of the 11,000 job vacancies that had been announced.
“Registration is different from hiring. The recruitment process is not over yet. Those are just teachers that have been registered with us.
“The number of teachers being recruited still stand as reported, and when the process ends we are not going to recruit more teachers because we are usually funded by the National Treasury to do the recruitment,” she explained.