Kakamega: TSC transfers 17 teachers at Isongo Secondary School following parents protests over poor KCSE results

Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has heeded the call by the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) chair Ommboko Milemba.

Nearly 48 hours after Milemba said the Union is already in talks with TSC over the transfer of teachers in schools where infuriated parents, students and local leaders stormed, the commission transferred 17 teachers from Isongo Secondary School in Mumias East, Kakamega County.

KUPPET Kakamega County branch chair Johnstone Wabuti confirmed on Thursday, January 18, that the 17 teachers have been issued with transfer letters.

Wabuti condemned the recent incident and accused the school parents and community at large of not bowing to the right protocols to achieve their main aim.

The move by the TSC came barely four days ago when a video went viral showing deliberately parents, students together with local leaders invading the school and chasing teachers from the compound with the allegation that they were nonachievers.

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KUPPET message to TSC

Speaking on Wednesday, January 17, the KUPPET boss profoundly called the incidents reprehensible and unwelcomed at all costs, saying they have engaged the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) so that the withdrawal can be rolled out.

“We have asked the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to withdraw teachers from these schools. Teachers must be respected. We are adding value to the students yet they are harassing us and joining parents to chase us around. That cannot be allowed,” Milemba stated.

Milemba asked the parents not to wait for miracles to happen understanding clearly that their children were admitted to secondary schools with lower marks and therefore should not onslaught teachers if the children did not perform well in the final exam.

“Remember, these are the students who enter form one with the 100 per cent transition policy, regardless of the marks they got. Which is this magic that we want from teachers to turn 60 into an A. There are levels that the value addition can be done.

“Following these condemnable moves, learning should be deferred to these institutions until that time a robust conversation is held involving parents, students and local leaders,” Milemba observed.

The nearby leaders including lawmaker Emmanuel Wangwe, requested for immediate reinstatement of teachers in the affected school.