Mbeere North MP Geofrey Ruku, allied to United Democratic Alliance (UDA), on Monday called for a complete restructure of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) over corruption which he termed as the cause of the nationwide teachers strike continued to bite.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Appearing in an interview withCitizen TVon Monday, Ruku noted that he had a first experience in witnessing the bribery, some of which involved his friends and former schoolmates.
‘‘The corruption at TSC stinks to high heaven whether it is promotion of teachers or others issues.’’ the MP claimed.
‘‘I think it requires radical restructuring because teachers resort to bribery for promotions,’’ Ruku added.
Interrogated on whether he possessed evidence to the claims, the vocal Mbeere North MP admitted to having the evidence.
‘‘Yes I do, I have my classmates who I schooled with and are teachers. They have admitted to going through difficult situations in search for a promotion and offered bribes several times,’’ he added.
The MP further revealed that there is a system of cartels and agents who don’t work with TSC but collect money on behalf of the commission.
He added that the agents operate in a scheme where they give money to some staffers within the system before one is considered for actions such as promotions.
‘‘There are people in this town who are given money and they deliver to I don’t know who and you get your promotion,’’ he narrated.
‘‘The friends I schooled with have gone out seeking promotions but to no avail. The only time they were given the promotions is when they bribed, TSC is extremely corrupt.”
The legislator also revealed that for consideration, the teachers are forced to part with about Ksh150,000 to be considered for the promotions.
The lawmaker noted that as a result, he tabled a motion in Parliament to initiate changes within the commission even though some of the proposals in the law were not being implemented by the Ministry of Education.
A visibly angered Ruku further noted that it was painful for them to be supporting the government and have a minister in charge of education who do not implement policies passed by Parliament.
‘‘Poor teachers who come from the very remote parts of this country cannot go to the next level of job groups or earn employment because of the serious levels of corruption at the commission,’’ he remarked….CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLE>>>
