The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has permanently deregistered 69 teachers found guilty of abusing learners, in what it described as a decisive move to protect children in schools.
Appearing before the Senate Education Committee in Mombasa, TSC Director of Legal, labor and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor revealed that the commission had handled 111 misconduct cases since January 2024. These ranged from sexual relations with learners, molestation, and pornography, to other forms of inappropriate conduct.
“Of the 111 cases, 69 teachers were dismissed and deregistered, meaning they can never teach anywhere in the world. Their teaching licenses have been permanently revoked,” Anyuor told senators.
He explained that nine teachers were dismissed but not deregistered, 25 suspended with the possibility of reinstatement, while one intern was struck off the register. At least four teachers were acquitted after evidence cleared them, while three cases collapsed after the implicated teachers died before hearings.
“Not all are guilty; at least four were cleared and walked scot-free. We attempt to be fair but remain firm on learner abuse,” Anyuor emphasized.
To tighten accountability, TSC has strengthened reporting systems, including a toll-free hotline, email channels, and an Integrity Policy that shields whistleblowers. Circular No. 3 of 2010 also compels that all cases be reported within 24 hours.
Statistics tabled by the commission show that over the past five years, 470 teachers have been struck off the register, with 90 percent of those being men. In the latest list, 32 of the 33 teachers deregistered were male.
Section 30 of the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012, gives the commission authority to publish names, registration numbers, and removal dates of deregistered teachers, barring them from employment in any learning institution.
Anyuor stressed that while misconduct can involve fraud and criminal convictions, sexual abuse particularly by male teachers remains the leading cause of deregistration, citing the recent Alliance Girls High School case that exposed grooming and long-term abuse of learners.
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