‘I Don’t Care How!’ – MP Kaluma Tells Moses Kuria Over Teacher Recruitment
Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has stated that it makes no difference how teachers are employed as long as all eligible tutors are hired.
Kaluma contended that certain regions had been underrepresented in teacher recruitment for decades.
“You can’t demand professionalism from TSC after employing all teachers in your regions while ensuring teachers from other regions retire without being employed,” he stated.
“We demand that all qualified teachers be employed, I don’t care how.”
Good message from the villain is hypocrisy.
— Hon. George Peter Kaluma, CBS. MP. (Commentaries) (@gpdkaluma) April 22, 2025
You spent your 10 years in Parliament distributing TSC letters and transformers and creating the imbalance and inequity you now complain about!
These Tribalists have suddenly become very clever!
You can't demand professionalism from TSC… pic.twitter.com/YwqXeUq7hz
Concerns have lately been raised about the manner in which TSC recruiting letters are distributed, with suggestions that some politicians have assumed the job of the Teachers Service Commission.
Moses Kuria, President William Ruto’s Senior Economic Advisor, criticized lawmakers on Tuesday for publicly handing teacher employment forms during demonstrations and funerals, describing the practice as a hazardous trend.
“There are several great ideas on how to destroy a nation. But the most glittering of recent times is politicians parading teachers’ employment forms at public rallies and funerals,” Kuria said in a statement on Tuesday.
“It’s so sad, especially for us — the products of great teachers. We have sunk this low, sadly.”
On April 20, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) denounced politicians’ apparent involvement in the recruiting process.
KNUT Secretary-General Collins Oyuu said that long-serving and deserving teachers have been unfairly denied opportunities owing to political influence.
During a news briefing, Oyuu criticized the TSC for neglecting its mandate and excluding eligible candidates.
“Never in the history of the Teachers Service Commission have we seen what is happening now,” he said.
“The TSC should operate strictly within its mandate. The manner in which employment forms are being distributed by some politicians leaves much to be desired.”
Oyuu further stated that many teachers who completed training years ago are still unemployed due to discriminatory behaviors.
Earlier this month, TSC CEO Nancy Macharia refuted reports that employment letters were being handed out to politicians, referring to them as media speculation.
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She stated that TSC had always followed proper recruitment procedures.
“I read this in the newspapers. It is giving TSC a bad name, yet we are the ones mandated to recruit teachers,” Macharia said.
The TSC CEO was appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Implementation, chaired by Runyenjes MP Eric Muchangi (alias Karemba).
“You must be fair and humane. The idea of picking a teacher who completed college in 2023 while leaving out one who finished training in 2010 raises more questions than it answers,” Muchangi added.
‘I Don’t Care How!’ – MP Kaluma Tells Moses Kuria Over Teacher Recruitment
