Teachers Service Commission, on Friday, March 31, deregistered 44 teachers following a disciplinary process.
In a Gazette notice, TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia indicated that the 44 teachers had been barred from teaching or assisting in any teaching practice.
Macharia further indicated that the teachers would only be reinstated with prior direction from the Teachers Service Commission.
"Where the name of any teacher is removed from the register under this Act, such name shall not be reinstated except by direction of the Commission," Macharia stated.
"A teacher whose name has been removed from the register shall cease to be a teacher for purposes of this Act with effect from the date of such removal," she added.
Following their deregistration, TSC warned schools indicating that institutions that employ them would be prosecuted.
"Suffers or permits or employs in any school a person not being a registered teacher shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not less than one hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both," TSC insisted.
According to TSC, the deregistered faced disciplinary actions, and the commission found them guilty, prompting the action.
However, TSC did not reveal the disciplinary actions each of the 44 teachers faced.
The deregistered teachers included Irene Atosa, Ekutan Everlyn Ekiru, Denis Riungu, Juma Erick, Obel Herman, David Wanyama, Nicholas Korir, Faustine Mule and Thomas Ngeru.
Others included Peter Kalia, Anthony Mulinge, Kevin Omondi, Opiyo Abdallah, Charles Oloo, Athanus Ochieng and Abner Ainea among others.
The gazette notice indicated that the teachers had been removed from the TSC list since October 2022.
On Tuesday, January 17, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu threatened to take action against Headteachers for imposing extra levies in schools.
The CS indicated that the Ministry of Education was keen to take prompt action against teachers violating the directive.
"Let no principal or headteacher dare me," Machogu stated.
"President William Ruto has given clear instructions that teachers should not ask for additional charges from parents, we are affirming that we will follow the instructions to the latter," he insisted.
