Questions abound whether TSC teachers got a raw deal when they transitioned to SHA.
The government’s failure to allocate Sh5.3 billion towards comprehensive insurance cover for teachers under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has left them exposed, according to the National Assembly Committee on Education.
The committee made the revelations in a report, as questions abound whether the over 400,000 TSC teachers got a raw deal when they transitioned from a private scheme funded by the taxpayer to the government-owned Social Health Authority (SHA).
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