The Constitution of Kenya, 2010

Chapter Thirteen · The Public Service

Article 237

Art.237

Teachers Service Commission

English

(1)There is established the Teachers Service Commission.

(2)The functions of the Commission are—

(a)to register trained teachers;

(b)to recruit and employ registered teachers;

(c)to assign teachers employed by the Commission for service in any public school or institution;

(d)to promote and transfer teachers;

(e)to exercise disciplinary control over teachers; and

(f)to terminate the employment of teachers.

(3)The Commission shall—

(a)review the standards of education and training of persons entering the teaching service;

(b)review the demand for and the supply of teachers; and

(c)advise the national government on matters relating to the teaching profession.

Kiswahili

Tume ya Huduma kwa Walimu

(1)Tume ya Huduma kwa Walimu limebuniwa.

(2)Majukumu ya Tume hiyo ni—

(a)kuwasajili walimu waliopata mafunzo;

(b)kuajiri walimu waliosajiliwa;

(c)kuwatuma walimu walioajiriwa na Tume hiyo ili wahudumu katika shule au taasisi yoyote ya umma;

(d)kuwapandisha vyeo na kuwahamisha walimu;

(e)kuchukua hatua za kinidhamu dhidi ya walimu; na

(f)kuwafuta kazi walimu.

(3)Tume hiyo––

(a)itakagua viwango vya elimu na mafunzo ya watu wanaojiunga na huduma ya ualimu;

(b)itakagua hitaji la walimu na idadi ya walimu waliopo; na

(c)itashauri serikali ya kitaifa kuhusu masuala yanayohusiana na taaluma ya ualimu.

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Text: Laws of Kenya: The Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Published by the National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law) with the Authority of the Attorney-General.

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