TSC seeks Sh35.5b to promote bulk of teachers stuck in one job group

Primary schools have the highest number of teachers stagnating in the same job group.

Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia said the bulk of those affected are 82,524 teachers under Job Group C1.

She said promoting them alone would cost the government Sh16.7 billion. Speaking on Tuesday before the Education Committee of Parliament, Ms Macharia said the commission has tried to move teachers in their roles.

“The commission has implemented its policy directive to achieve at least 5 per cent representation of teachers with disabilities in every promotion cycle, ensuring compliance with national disability inclusion frameworks,” she said.

The meeting was chaired by Vice Chairperson and Kasipul MP Eve Obara, where Macharia further said, for over three years, more than 178,000 teachers have remained in the same job group, with their career growth hanging in the balance due to lack of funding for promotions.

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TSC now says it requires a staggering Sh35.5 billion from the government to promote them to senior positions. Macharia said the financial requirements stretch across various job groups. For 20,773 teachers across primary, junior secondary, secondary, and teacher training colleges (TTC) require under Job Group C5, TSC will need Sh6.6 billion for promotion. So far, only 6,310 have been promoted. Another 40,540 teachers under Job Group C3 are still waiting, with Sh5.3 billion needed to move them up with 12,362 teachers in Job Group C4 remain behind after 19,038 were promoted.

Macharia said, an additional Sh2.2 billion is required. TSC also revealed that 4,808 teachers in Job Group D1 need promotion, requiring Sh866 million, after 6,570 were moved up will Job Group D2 has 179 teachers awaiting promotion at a cost of Sh39 million to add on the 1,905 already advanced.

Job Group D3: 5,656 teachers need Sh984 million to join the 6,922 who were previously promoted as well as 700 teachers in Job Group D4 require Sh214 million, with 886 already promoted. Job Group D5: 408 teachers are left behind after 288 were promoted. Over the past three years, the sommission only received Sh2 billion as additional budget for promotions.

During that time, 151,611 teachers were promoted — 75,090 through common cadre promotions and 76,521 through competitive processes. Of these, 55,902 male teachers were promoted compared to 40,685 female teachers. In primary schools, 24,436 teachers were promoted compared to 30,112 in post-primary.

Macharia also indicated that the gender breakdown reflects disparities, with majority of female teachers had stagnated in C4, C3, and C5 job groups.