Redeploying teachers to Kakamega County’s St. Gabriel Isongo Secondary School has been approved by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
The decision to transfer all teachers from the school was made by TSC following a meeting between the teachers’ employer and Western Kenyan Members of Parliament, who expressed their sincere regret for the violent dismissal of the school principal.
At the TSC’s offices in Upper Hill, Nairobi, on Tuesday, legislators from the area were led by Mumias East MP Peter Salasya in a mission to seek a truce.
“The entire leadership of Kakamega County including the area MP Salasya have unreservedly tendered their apology to the Principal and all teachers in the Republic, the TSC and the people of Kenya over the unfortunate incident that occurred at St. Gabriel Isongo Secondary School,” said Emmanuel Wangwe, MP for Navakholo.
According to TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia, the commission would return teachers to the school, provided that the school agrees to provide a secure and tranquil working environment for the teachers.
“We are, therefore, happy that the local leaders considered it wise to come and meet with us today with as solution. As a result of our deliberations, I wish to announce that the commission will post 17 trained and registered teachers to the school to ensure that normal teaching and learning activities resume with immediate effect,” she said.
In sharp contrast, Soy MP David Kiplagat has had to hire 10 teachers at St. Martin Secondary School after the TSC removed 7 instructors due to a similar situation in which the principal was forcibly removed by the parents due to subpar KCSE exam results from the previous year.
“As leaders from this region we can make sure our school is operational, with or without mambo ya TSC. But also the action that TSC took to recall all the teachers from this school, I think whoever took that action was not in the best interests of the child,” he said.
The lawmaker argues that parents have the right to expect their children to perform well, and TSC is tasked with making sure students receive the best quality of education
