What does the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) do, and who runs it?
Teachers Service Commission · sources read 3 Oct 2026
TSC registers trained teachers, hires them, posts them to public schools, promotes and transfers them, disciplines them and ends their employment. It is run by a chairperson and eight other commissioners, with a Secretary who is the chief executive officer.
- Where
- Set out in Article 237 of the Constitution and the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012 (on Kenya Law)
Steps
- TSC registers trained teachers, recruits and employs them, assigns them to public schools, promotes and transfers them, disciplines them and terminates their employment.
- It also reviews teacher training standards and the demand and supply of teachers, and advises the national government on the teaching profession.
- Under the TSC Act it sets policy, oversees its secretariat, makes sure teachers meet teaching standards and runs the teachers' payroll.
- The Commission has a chairperson and eight other members, approved by the National Assembly and appointed by the President.
- The Secretary, appointed by the Commission, is its chief executive officer.
Watch out
- Commissioners serve a single six-year term and cannot be reappointed.
- The Secretary serves five years and can be reappointed for one more term.
- The chairperson and vice-chairperson cannot be of the same gender.
Who this covers
- Chairperson: a degree in education and at least 15 years' experience in education and training
- Members: a degree and at least 10 years' experience in education, governance, management or law
Official sources (2)
- Constitution of Kenya, 2010 new.kenyalaw.org · read 3 Oct 2026
- Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012 (No. 20 of 2012) new.kenyalaw.org · read 3 Oct 2026