Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) wants TSC to stop arbitrary transfers of teachers. KUPPET Kisumu chapter Zablon Awange said the employer should stop subjecting teachers to punitive transfers as a form of punishment.
He said some teachers have exited service after being subjected to punitive transfers.
Awange who was visibly annoyed said such transfers have made teachers to lose part of their salary up to 10 per cent.
The official said many schools are not performing due to punitive acts of transfers adding that some teachers are swapped forcefully.
He advised the Commission to start on a clean slate and carry out transfers systematically.
Awange added that TSC has abused its mandate and the voice of unions is not heard.
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“Some union officials have in the past been chased away from TSC offices,” he said.
He said that a number of teachers have been disciplined for refusing to move to some areas in the country while others who have medical issues are not given a hearing before being transferred.
Stagnation
At the same time, Awange expressed concern over the high number of teachers who have stagnated for many years in the same job groups.
Awange claimed that Kisumu and Luo Nyanza have high number of stagnated teachers in defunct job group N dumped in D1. He advised the TSC to come up with a strategy to ensure all affected teachers have been promoted.
He further condemned villagers attacking teachers ostensibly for poor KCSE performance as happened recently at Oginga Odinga Tamu Secondary in Muhoroni.
“We demand police to arrest the idle villagers because it’s their children who did exams not teachers. TSC should also withdraw teachers in areas where parents invade schools over exam performance,” he said.
Awange said the issue must be probed the culprits brought to book.
By Fredrick Odiero
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