TSC Strike Back: TSC Sacks 742 JSS Intern Teachers for Professional Misconduct


Junior Secondary School intern teachers, who have been protesting for permanent employment terms over the past few weeks, have begun receiving termination letters from their employer.

Letters allegedly sent to the interns by the Teachers Service Commission, dated June 6, indicate that their employment has been terminated "on grounds of professional misconduct."

Just two days after halting their nationwide demonstrations, a group of Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers received interdiction letters on Monday.

"In view of the above, the Commission has decided to terminate your internship engagement with effect from June 6, 2024, because you engaged in acts of professional misconduct in that you deserted duty with effect from May 13, 2024, to date while engaged as an Intern teacher," the termination letter read in part. 

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has terminated the contracts of 742 JSS intern teachers for professional misconduct.



In the letters sent to the affected teachers, TSC stated that the intern teachers either failed to provide a satisfactory response or did not respond to the show cause letters sent last month.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has clarified that it is not terminating all contracts of Junior Secondary School intern teachers, noting that it has up to 46,000 teachers in internship positions nationwide. On May 13, TSC issued show-cause letters to 10,348 protesting teachers who had absconded their duties. 

"Total number who absented themselves from May 13, 2024, given show-cause letters to explain their whereabouts are 10,348," the Commission said.

These letters, sent out on May 22, gave the teachers 14 days to explain their absence. TSC warned that failure to respond would result in termination for professional misconduct.

"Reference is made to the show cause letter 22 May 2024 in which you were accorded an opportunity to explain the reasons why your engagement as an intern should not be terminated on account of professional misconduct," TSC said. 

Out of the 10,348 teachers who received show-cause letters, only 9,606 responded within the two-week period, according to TSC.

"Number of teachers who did not report back, whereabouts not known and their contracts were terminated and replaced are 742," TSC stated.

The move drew sharp criticism from Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, who accused the teachers' employer of victimization and promised legal action against the commission.

“We want TSC to be warned they will be taken to court, and they will be fined why they are breaking the law…the other day they were busy issuing show cause letters, yet they were on a protected strike,” the Senator said.


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