The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) in Kisumu has said that the ongoing promotions of teachers across the country are flawed and need to be reevaluated.
KUPPET Kisumu County Executive Secretary Zablon Awange expressed that the current promotion interviews are causing anxiety among stagnated members, who fear that the process may be futile since the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) might be having a list of individuals set to be promoted.
Speaking in Kisumu, Awange noted that the TSC’s skewed formula would disenfranchise many teachers, particularly in Kisumu and the Nyanza region as a whole. He highlighted that the region currently has the highest number of stagnated D1 and C5 teachers.
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Awange also has criticized the equal allocation of promotion slots per sub-county and county, arguing that it favours teachers from outside Nyanza, as the number of available slots is the same in Kisumu, Baringo, and Lamu. Within Kisumu itself, he pointed out that sub-counties with a high number of stagnated teachers are likely to suffer the most.
He also mentioned that the requirement for an acting position of six months, which affects one substantive appointment and results in low marks, is inequitable.
He also described the ongoing public relations exercise at Kasagam in Kisumu and other parts of the country as ineffective, stating that teachers are only presenting documents with no questions asked, as marks have already been predetermined.
Awange concluded by stating that KUPPET had vigorously advocated for the promotions of stagnated members, yet these efforts are now being undermined due to vested interests.
By Fredrick Odiero
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