At a ceremony in Embu’s St Mary’s Kiangima High School, Teachers Service Commission chair Dr Jamleck Muturi dismissed Speaker Moses Wetang'ula’s allegations of a black‑market for teacher employment letters, asserting the commission’s constitutional independence.

Wetang'ula had claimed to have seen letters sold for KSh 150,000 to KSh 400,000, alleging that some MPs distributed them to relatives while qualified candidates remained jobless.

Muturi called the speaker’s statements “completely untrue and deeply misleading,” emphasizing that teacher placement follows strict legal mandates without political instruction.

To address staffing gaps, the commission announced a massive, nationwide recruitment drive that will commence in November 2026, targeting urgent vacancies in junior and senior secondary schools.

The recruitment will not include primary school teachers this financial year, as the entire hiring budget has been reallocated to stabilise post‑primary institutions.

Guidelines and vacancy notices will be published in national newspapers, and the commission urged the public and unions to monitor the process directly at regional interview centres once it launches.

The announcement follows recent procedural scrutiny after a High Court ruling nullified a prior executive‑level recruitment drive, prompting the re‑advertisement of the commission’s Secretary and CEO posts.