Geoffrey Ruku, a Mbeere North MP affiliated with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), called for a complete restructuring of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Monday in response to corruption allegations.
Ruku’s claim that the teachers’ agency was the root cause of the nationwide teacher strike persisted.
In an interview with Citizen TV on Monday, Ruku stated that he had his first experience witnessing 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.
When asked if he had any evidence to back up his claims, the outspoken Mbeere North MP admitted to having it.
“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 also revealed that there is a system of cartels and agents who do not work with TSC but collect money on behalf of the commission.
He also stated that the agents operate under a scheme in which they pay some employees within the system before considering them 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 teachers are forced to pay approximately Ksh150,000 to be considered for promotions.
As a result, the lawmaker introduced a motion in Parliament to initiate changes within the commission, despite the fact that the Ministry of Education was not implementing some of the law’s proposals.
A visibly enraged Ruku added that it was painful for them to support the government while having a minister in charge of education who does 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.
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