KNUT Slams TSC Over Irregular Transfer of Teachers in Counties

The  Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT)  has slammed the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for irregularly transferring teachers in counties.

In a press conference, a representative of the union said that the move by the commission contravenes the set regulations in the education sector, which highlight that teachers should teach near their homes to enhance their lives,unless there is a valid reason not to do so.

According to the union, teachers teaching in their home counties show improved overall performance in carrying out their duties.

The union said that the Teachers Service Commission must consistently engage education stakeholders before effecting the transfer of teachers between schools.

"Teachers should teach near their homes and in their counties, it is not possible that we are always getting teachers from other areas, and yet delocalisation has already been scrapped," one official said.

" The commission should talk with stakeholders first before making such transfers in our schools. TSC has the responsibility of transferring teachers, but they should not do it in a barbaric manner," he added.

It is not thefirst time the Union has opposed the TSC strategy to transfer teachers.Last year, KNUT opposed the transfer of teachers from Nairobi and had cautioned that this may sabotage the county's education sector.

The moves were carried out under the teacher delocalisation policy, which requires educators to be posted to schools outside their home regions.

The union noted that the transfer of teachers, especially long-serving ones, may compromise the performance of students in national examinations.

KNUT described the delocalisation as punitive and inhumane, claiming that TSC has already issued delocalisation letters to teachers. The government had abolished the delocalisation of teachers, according to KNUT.

The Union had urged the commission to revoke the delocalisation letters that had been issued to teachers.

"Some have already received the delocalisation letters, and some have been left with three months. We knew the delocalisation of teachers was over, but it seems to have come back to Nairobi," the union said on September 3, 2025.