TSC CEO Nancy Macharia when she appeared before the Constitutional Implementations oversight committee at the Continental House Nairobi on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
TSC dats shows that 66,828 teachers have remained in the same job group for up to eight years, leaving them earning less than their peers and placing them at a disadvantage in terms of perks and career progression
An additional 9,285 teachers have been stuck in the same position for between five and seven years, while 102,768 teachers have remained in the same grade for three to five years
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) requires Sh35.5 billion to promote over 178,000 teachers who have stagnated in the same job group for more than three years.
The commission has been struggling to promote all the teachers who are due for promotion. For each of the last two years the TSC has been receiving Sh1 billion, which has been inadequate.
