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    "id": 1021507,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka – Nithi CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Beatrice Nyaga",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Nkatha Nyaga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2) (c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Education and Research regarding a public notice by the TSC requiring ten years of continuous service as a probation period for newly recruited teachers before appointed. The recently released public notice on recruitment of additional primary and secondary school teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on its website and daily newspapers requires that the newly recruited teachers serve continuously for a minimum of 10 years as probation period before being appointed to permanent and pensionable terms of service. The new requirement by the TSC is also contained in the commission’s 2020/2021 recruitment guidelines. Hon. Speaker, if the requirement is enforced, the newly recruited teachers will not qualify for promotions until after September 2030 which is contrary to provisions of Section 42 of the Employment Act. It provides that probation period should not be more than 12 months. In this regard, these teachers will be disadvantaged. The same Employment Act gives the employer powers to terminate the contract of an employee on probation by giving a notice of only seven days. Further, this new requirement by the TSC means that teachers will not qualify for promotions, administrative positions in schools or benefit from career progression. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. In the Statement, the Chairperson should address the following: (i) What is the rationale and legal basis of the said guidelines? (ii) What is the total number of unemployed teachers who have registered with the TSC in counties and constituencies? (iii) What criteria is being used by the commission to ensure that transparency, fairness and equity is achieved during the recruitment of the 11,500 prospective teachers in 2020? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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