Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has announced that the recruitment of teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will be on merit going forward.
Speaking on Friday, May 2, during an interview, Ruku said he has been given instructions by President William Ruto to ensure that recruitments across the country and merit merit-based.
The Public Service CS said he cannot confirm that the TSC recruitment letters are issued openly by politicians, adding that while serving as the Mbeere North MP, he was never offered the letters from State House.
“I was a member of parliament; I didn’t have an opportunity to get any letter from State House for teachers, so I can’t confirm whether the allegations are true or false.
“Assuming there are such cases, moving forward, as a CS in charge of Public Service, which is concerned with the recruitments in Kenya, we will be insisting that recruitment must be on a merit basis. These are the instructions that I have from President William Ruto,” said Ruku.
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This comes days after President Ruto’s senior economic advisor, Moses Kuria, criticized politicians for issuing TSC recruitment letters at public rallies and funerals.
In a statement on April 22, Kuria warned that if the move continues, it will destroy the country.
“There are several great ideas on how best to destroy a nation. But the most glittering of recent times is politicians parading teachers’ employment forms in public rallies and funerals. It's so sad, especially for us, the products of great teachers. We have sunk this low, sadly,” said Kuria.
On April 19, Kenya Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Collins Oyuu protested the involvement of politicians in the recruitment of teachers, saying the move was interfering with the independence of TSC.
“Never, never in the history of TSC have we seen what is happening now. TSC should be ready to work and operate within its mandate. And the mandate in this question is the recruitment of teachers,” Oyuu stated.
