This archive report was first published on 19 July 2019.
On July 19, 2019, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) announced that thousands of teachers in Kenya may face demotion due to new rules implemented by the commission.
The TSC stated that it will demote teachers who were promoted recently based on the career professional guidelines suspended by court last week. The commission also announced that promotions will be suspended until after July 2020 when the current collective bargaining agreement lapses.
The TSC argued that suspending the performance management tools is an affront to public interest since it makes teachers unaccountable to anyone. The commission also faulted the judge for suspending the Teachers Training Development Programme module, since it should be implemented in line with the TSC Act.
The Kenya Post-Primary Education teachers union (Kuppet) wants to be enjoined in the case, citing that the court's orders provided a window for the employer to roll back multiple gains teachers had secured under the 2016 CBA.
