The National Assembly Committee on Cohesion and Equal Opportunity met with Dr. Nancy Njeri Macharia, CEO of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), on Friday to discuss employment diversity and the 30% procurement reservation to special interest groups.
Hon. Yussuf Adan Haji presided over the discussion and congratulated the team on conducting extensive research on the questions posed.
According to the CEO’s report, the Commission has 346,760 registered teachers on its payroll. This includes teachers who work in both primary and secondary schools. The age range of teachers ranged from 21 to 65 years, with the majority being youngsters aged 30 to 40 years.
The Secretariat of the Commissions, which has 2,842 employees, is spread around the country, with 35 of the 45 ethnic groupings represented.
According to Dr. Macharia’s report, the majority of the 2,842 secretariat workers are women.
Members of the Committee questioned why the TSC Secretariat employs only 35 ethnic communities, as opposed to the 45 ethnic communities identified in the 2019 demographic census.
The Commission informed the committee that it employs a total of 4,907 PWD teachers, while its secretariat employs a total of 120 PWDs.
“Over the years, we have considered PWD in our recruitment to ensure progressive implementation of the principle that at least five percent of employees in Public Office are Persons With Disabilities (PWD),” Dr Macharia said.
To address the issue of communities not being represented in TSC employment, Dr. Macharia stated that the Commission will work closely with Members of Parliament so that when opportunities emerge, they can assist them in sourcing qualified individuals from each community.
Hon. Haji thanked the team and urged the CEO to conduct a comparative analysis and add supporting documents as needed.
