Exposed: About 50% of the TSC Teachers are from these 3 tribes: The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a new report unveiling the dominance of three tribes within the teaching profession. Collectively, the three tribes represent over half of the 406,860 teachers on the government payroll.
The dominant tribes
Specifically, the Kalenjin, Kikuyu, and Luhya tribes account for approximately 48% of the teaching force. The Kalenjin community leads with 73,309 teachers. They are closely followed by the Kikuyu tribe with 64,937. The Luhya community has 60,912 teachers employed by TSC.
This revelation underscores significant regional disparities in the distribution of public teaching positions across the nation.
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Other tribes with high number of teachers in TSC
Data received by the Senate Standing Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity further indicates that the Kamba community ranks fourth. The Akamba tribe has 48,201 public school teachers. They are followed by the Luo community with 47,285.
Collectively, the top five tribes constitute 70% of the teaching workforce. Additionally, the Kisii community emerges as the sixth most represented tribe in the teaching service. There are 35,236 Kisii teachers employed by the commission.
Other tribes account for only 13%
Coming at number seven is the Meru community at 25,930. Overall, TSC has engaged 355,810 teachers from only seven tribes, leaving the remaining 38 tribes with a mere 13% share of teaching positions.
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TSC responds to criticism
In response to criticisms, TSC Chief Executive Dr. Nancy Macharia defended the figures. She stated that the figures reflect the demographic distribution of the country’s population. Dr. Macharia emphasized the commission’s commitment to ethnic balance in recruitment.
“We always ensure that no more than one-third of staff hail from the same ethnic community,” said Nancy to the senate committee on national cohesion.
She underscored the commission’s adherence to fair competition and merit-based appointments and promotions. Nancy reiterated that policies are regularly reviewed to uphold constitutional principles of gender balance and the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
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Same pattern in TSC secretariat employees
Similarly, the demographic pattern is mirrored in the TSC secretariat, with slight variations. The Kikuyu community holds the largest share of secretariat staff at 19%. They are followed by the Kalenjin community at 16%. The Kamba community comes third at 12%.
The report also highlights gender parity in teacher employment. For instance, there are 204,373 female teachers and 202,487 male teachers hired by the TSC. Furthermore, efforts have been made to integrate people with disabilities into recruitment. There are 5,666 disabled people employed as teachers.
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Ages of teachers employed by TSC
The report also provides insights into the age distribution of teachers. A majority of them fall within the 30-39 age bracket. They are followed by those aged 40–49 and 50–59. However, elderly teachers aged 65–70 represent the lowest demographic group, comprising only 80 individuals. It is not clear why the 80 elderly teachers are still on the TSC payroll.
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