The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has published 3,460 promotion letters for teachers who were promoted earlier this year in January.
The letters will be sent to TSC County Directors, who will print and distribute them to the affected teachers. This follows a situation where many teachers appeared on the promotion list but had not yet received their official appointment letters.
TSC had promoted a total of 21,383 teachers following interviews conducted in October 2025, and many of them were later posted to different schools in January.
The promotions covered various leadership and teaching positions across different TSC job groups, ranging from senior curriculum officers and deputy principals to head teachers and classroom teachers in both regular and special needs education categories.
However, despite receiving promotion status, many teachers are yet to see changes in their salaries or payments reflecting their new roles. Some have also reported delays in being fully captured in the payroll system for April.
TSC closed its April payroll on 16th April, but a number of promoted teachers, along with intern and replacement teachers, were not included in the payment cycle. This has left many teachers waiting for salary adjustments and arrears.
The Commission recently received a Ksh 24.2 billion allocation through a supplementary budget to help cover salary shortfalls, SHA contributions, and other teacher-related expenses. Despite this funding, delays in payment and system updates have continued.
TSC also recruited 24,000 junior school intern teachers in January, alongside 9,159 replacement teachers hired to fill vacancies left by staff who exited the service. Both groups are still experiencing salary delays, with some reporting missing payments for several months.
Intern teachers are currently serving on one-year contracts running from January to December 2026, while replacement teachers are on permanent and pensionable terms.
Looking ahead, promoted teachers are expected to begin receiving salary adjustments after the July budget cycle once payroll updates are fully completed.
The government has also signaled plans to increase the number of teacher promotions annually, following a commitment by President William Ruto to raise promotion funding from Ksh 1 billion to Ksh 2 billion per year.
TSC has already recorded over 97,000 teacher promotions since the start of the current administration, with thousands more expected in upcoming cycles.
In addition to promotions, TSC continues to apply a structured scoring system when selecting teachers for advancement. The system considers academic qualifications, leadership experience, performance evaluations, and age, among other factors, with a total possible score of 100 marks.
