Details of principals shuffled revealed
What you need to know:
The transfers by the Teachers Service Commission were done late last month and those who were moved have since settled at their new schools.
The transfers are in line with the provisions in the Code of Regulations for Teachers and Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) signed between TSC and teachers’ unions.
A total of 197 principals of county boys schools were transferred while 169 in girls’ schools were also moved.
Details of the latest transfers of 515 principals of secondary schools across the country can now be revealed.
The transfers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) were done late last month and those who were moved have since settled at their new schools.
The transfers affected several Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut), Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (Kessha) and Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) officials.
Knut had 82 of its branch officials moved to new stations, a move that attracted protests from the union.
DELOCALISATION
The unions and associations will now have to go back to the drawing board and conduct elections to replace transferred officials since some were moved outside their counties.
Kessha chairman Kahi Indimuli confirmed that several officials of the association were moved while Kepsha has since suspended elections of new officials as a result of delocalisation.
“There shall be no election at any level of Kepsha leadership as a result of the ongoing delocalisation of head teachers until advised by the national election board,” said chairman Shem Ndolo.
Mr Ndolo went on: “The current office bearers shall remain authorised signatories and accounting officers of Kepsha at their respective offices and levels until advised by the national office.”
A total of 197 principals of county boys schools were transferred while 169 in girls’ schools were also moved.
At sub-county schools, 108 heads were moved while four heads of tertiary institutions were transferred and two heads exchanged schools.
TRANSFERRED
TSC also dropped four heads of institutions due to assessment reports while five were dropped due to poor performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination over the last three years.
In Kwale County, five secondary school principals of Kinango Secondary, Lukore Secondary, Kwale Girls, Msambweni Secondary and Kingwede Girls were transferred.
Mrs Bahati Gatana, the principal Kwale Girls, was transferred to Mbitini Girls in Kitui County, while Mr Salim Mwakijana of Lukore Secondary was posted to Mvita Secondary in Mombasa County.
Others included Mr George Kihoro of Kinango Secondary moved to Dzitsoni Secondary in Kilifi County while his counterpart of Msambweni Secondary School, Mr Juma Bora, was posted to Dr Krapf Secondary in the same county.
Mrs Peninah Mwinyi of Kingwede Girls was transferred to Kakoneni Girls in Kilifi county.
Mr Chales Limo, Kessha representative and who was the head at St Michael Kiposomba secondary school in Uasin Gishu, was moved to the neighbouring Nandi County.
INTEGRATION
Mr Monyancha Jared Moturi, who was the deputy principal at Nyabururu Girls National School in Kisii County, was appointed principal of St Thomas Moore Secondary School in the neighbouring Nyamira County.
However, the TSC has on several occasions defended delocalisation saying it aims to promote national integration. Also affected by the transfers are teachers who had overstayed in one station for more than nine years.
“The transfers are made in public interest as well as in the best interest of individual teachers,” said TSC.
In 2017, 346 principals of secondary schools were transferred, 246 in 2016 and 495 in 2015.
The transfers are in line with the provisions in the Code of Regulations for Teachers and Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) signed between TSC and teachers’ unions.
DOCUMENTS
Regulation 70(8) of the Code of Regulation for Teachers, also states that, “In undertaking deployment, the commission shall endeavour to delocalise the administration of public institutions.”
At the same time, all institutional administrators will now be required to comply with Chapter Six of the Constitution.
TSC has directed head teachers, deputy head teachers and senior teachers to submit the necessary documents by May 25.
The documents include a certificate of good conduct, clearance from Higher Education Loans Board (Helb), a self-declaration form from the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission and a clearance certificate from a Credit Reference Bureau.
Reports by Ouma Wanzala, George Sayagie, Philip Muyanga, Fadhili Fredrick, Ndung’u Gachane, Sarah Mathenge, Eric Wainaina, Victor Raballa and Ruth Mbula.
