Sossion Accuses TSC Of Widespread Corruption In Employment, Calls For Audit: "Graduate Is KSh 500k"
- Wilson Sossion claimed that teachers are not transparently absorbed due to the increasing corruption within TSC
- According to him, P1 teachers must offer KSh 350,000, and graduates must pay KSh 500,000 to be employed, while promotion allegedly costs KSh 150,000
- Sossion called upon the auditor general, EACC, and DCI to conduct a forensic audit in three key areas within the commission to restore its glory
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Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.
Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary general Wilson Sossion has alleged widespread corruption within the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
Why Wilson Sossion accused TSC of corruption
Sossion alleged a lack of transparency in TSC's hiring process, claiming that new teaching positions are filled without public advertisements.
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Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV, he suggested that these appointments are influenced by corruption, with applicants colluding with government officials to secure jobs.
"The situation at TSC is a situation where angels would weep because of the magnitude of corruption. This may necessitate sending the commissioners and the CEO home. For you to be employed as a P1 teacher you must pay KSh 350,000 and some of these employment letters are sold through government officers. To be employed as a graduate is KSh 500,000 and to be promoted is KSh 150,000," he claimed.
According to him, TSC is not independent and is committing crimes against the citizens of Kenya.
In light of these allegations, Sossion has called for an audit of the TSC. He urged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and the auditor general to conduct a thorough investigation.
Areas within TSC Wilson Sossion wants audited
Sossion recommended that the probe focus on three key areas: financial system and transactions, including third-party remittances; teacher employment and promotions over the past five years; and any unconstitutional policies within the TSC.
"I'm willing to be a witness in all these forensic processes as an insider who has worked in this space. I am ready to defend it in a court of law or anywhere because this is a very serious matter. We are talking about the destruction of the lives of the children of this country," he added.
William Ruto pledges to employ JSS teachers permanently
Meanwhile, KUPPET teachers are in the second week of their strike, disrupting learning in public secondary schools.
In response, President William Ruto has promised permanent employment and pension for 46,000 junior secondary school (JSS) teachers in the next two months.
He urged them to reconsider the strike, stating that the government had provided the necessary resources.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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