The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced the recruitment of teachers on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service.
In an advert, the commission invited applicants to fill 46,000 vacancies available for qualified teachers.
TSC said the available posts are 6,000 posts for Primary Schools, 39,550 posts for Junior Secondary Schools, and 450 posts for Secondary Schools.
To qualify for recruitment, TSC said, a candidate should be a Kenyan citizen and must be a holder of a minimum of a P1 certificate in the case of Primary Schools and a minimum of a diploma in education in the case of Junior and Secondary Schools.
Additionally, the commission said a candidate must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service Commission.
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"Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the Teacher Service Commission website, tsc.go.ke under 'Careers' or teachersonline.tsc.go.ke," TSC said
The deadline has been set for October 7, 2024, at midnight.
Further, TSC stated that the recruitment exercise is free of charge, and warned applicants against fraudsters who might extort money from unsuspecting persons purporting to assist in recruitment.
The commission also encouraged persons with disabilities (PWDs) to apply.
This comes about three months after TSC faced backlash for the dismissal of 742 Junior Secondary School teachers, who were terminated shortly after a strike advocating for permanent employment.
The TSC cited "professional misconduct" and desertion of duty as reasons for the firings, despite the teachers having protested for better employment terms due to their intern status.
The commission had on May 22, 2024, sent show cause letters to the protesting teachers who had absconded their duties in which they were required to submit their responses in two weeks
TSC clarified that while 7,357 show-cause letters were issued, only 742 teachers were ultimately sacked, as many responded satisfactorily.
“Out of 10,348 teachers who received the show-cause letters, 9,606 teachers were able to respond within the two weeks, 742 teachers who did not report to work and whose whereabouts were not known had their contracts terminated and replaced," TSC said.
However, critics, including Senator Samson Cherargei, condemned the dismissals as punitive and called for immediate reinstatement, threatening parliamentary censure if TSC did not comply.
