The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has urged stakeholders to collaborate with teachers to improve students’ performance.
This follows the resolution of an impasse that prompted the Commission to transfer 17 teachers from St. Gabriel Isongo Secondary School in Kakamega County after irate residents invaded the school and attacked the teachers and principal.
Addressing a press conference following talks with Western Kenya MPs in Nairobi on January 23, 2024, TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia said the teachers will return to school following talks with the local leaders that yielded the desired outcome.
“As a result of our deliberations, I wish to announce that the Commission will post 17 trained and registered teachers to the school to ensure that normal teaching and learning activities resume,” she said.
Dr. Macharia said teachers should not be solely blamed when students record poor performance.
On January 12, a group of parents, boda boda riders, and residents frog-marched the teachers and principal out of the school following dismal performance recorded in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
Consequently, the TSC transferred the teachers to protect their lives, allow investigations into the incident, and encourage community leaders and residents to develop measures to prevent a similar incident from recurring.
“We are, therefore, happy that the local leaders considered it wise to come and meet with us today with a solution. In our discussions, they have informed us of measures they have already put in place to guarantee safety at the institution,” she added.
Dr. Macharia emphasized that TSC has put in place measures of appraising teachers’ performance and ensuring they uphold standards of quality teaching and learning.
