Teachers Service Commission Act

34. Disciplinary action

Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force

34. Disciplinary action

(1)A registered teacher shall be deemed to be a teacher in the teaching service, save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law, and shall be subject to the law and regulations from time to time in force in respect of the service.

(2)Disciplinary offences include the offences prescribed in the Third Schedule or any other relevant law.

(3)The Commission, after interdicting a teacher, may take the following disciplinary actions against a registered teacher—

(a)issue a warning letter;

(b)surcharge;

(c)suspend for such period not exceeding six months;

(d)cancel a registration certificate and remove the name of the teacher from the register;

(e)retire in the public interest;

(f)dismiss;

(g)terminate services; or

(h)undertake any other lawful action as it may consider appropriate.

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Source: Kenya Law