Can a teacher be deregistered for abusing a learner?
Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012; Constitution of Kenya · sources read 5 Oct 2026
Yes. TSC can remove from the register a teacher convicted of a sexual offence or an offence against a pupil or student, and it will not register anyone with such a conviction. TSC has disciplinary control over teachers and can warn, suspend, dismiss or deregister them.
- Where
- Teachers Service Commission
Steps
- Report the teacher to the Teachers Service Commission, which has disciplinary control over teachers.
- After interdicting the teacher, TSC can warn, surcharge, suspend for up to 6 months, deregister, retire or dismiss them.
Watch out
- A deregistered teacher's name is published in the Kenya Gazette within a month.
- A deregistered teacher can ask TSC to restore their name, but only after 18 months.
- Disciplinary offences include immoral behaviour such as sexual harassment, and professional misconduct such as negligence of duty.
Who this covers
- Registered teachers
- Protects pupils and students from teachers who commit sexual offences or offences against them
Official sources (2)
- Teachers Service Commission Act (Cap. 212, No. 20 of 2012), version of 11 December 2023 new.kenyalaw.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Constitution of Kenya, 2010 new.kenyalaw.org · read 2 Oct 2026