TSC Amendment Bill seeking to entrench fairness in acting postions and secure teachers' allowances introduced

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The Teachers Service Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 27 of 2024) has undergone first reading in the National Assembly. 

The Bill sponsored by Mandera South MP, Hon. Abdul Haro seeks to amend the Teachers Service Commission Act of 2012, introducing provisions for various allowances that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) may grant to teachers in addition to their basic salaries.

Beyond remuneration, the Bill also seeks to entrench fairness in acting positions under the Teachers Service Commission so that the Commission confers acting appointments in a structured manner.

The Bill includes a new clause in Section, 32A, specifically addresses acting appointments. It stipulates that the TSC may appoint a teacher in an acting capacity for a period ranging from at least thirty days to a maximum of six months, provided the teacher meets all prescribed qualifications. 

Additionally, teacher appointed in an acting role will be entitled to a special duty allowance and can only hold one acting position at a time.

The Bill introduces a comprehensive Fourth Schedule detailing various allowances that may be granted to teachers under specific circumstances. 

These allowances, largely non-pensionable with the exception of responsibility allowance earned up to retirement, include, house allowance, commuter allowance, hardship allowance, special duty allowance, responsibility allowance, special school allowance, reader's facilitation or aid allowance, leave allowance and transfer allowance.

The Bill is set to proceed to the Education Committee for public paricipation and stakeholder engagement.