Can a teacher challenge a TSC disciplinary decision?
Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012; Constitution of Kenya · sources read 5 Oct 2026
Yes. Anyone unhappy with a TSC decision made under the TSC Act, including a disciplinary one, can apply to TSC to review it. Employment disputes can also go to the Employment and Labour Relations Court.
- Where
- Teachers Service Commission (review); Employment and Labour Relations Court
Steps
- Apply to TSC to review the decision you are unhappy with.
- Employment and labour disputes can be taken to the Employment and Labour Relations Court, which has the status of the High Court.
- Court papers in a case against TSC are served on the Secretary to the Commission.
Watch out
- A case against TSC counts as a case against the Government and follows the Government Proceedings Act.
- After interdiction, TSC can warn, surcharge, suspend for up to 6 months, deregister, retire in the public interest, dismiss or terminate a teacher.
- A teacher removed from the register can ask TSC to restore their name, but only after 18 months.
Who this covers
- Any person aggrieved by a TSC decision under the TSC Act
- Registered teachers, who are subject to the law and regulations of the teaching service
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 3 Oct 2026