ODM MPs have dismissed allegations that lawmakers are selling Teachers Service Commission (TSC) employment letters, challenging National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula to produce evidence of the alleged scheme.
The MPs led by Ruaraka MP T.J. Kajwang’ spoke on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, during a media briefing at the Red Cross Media Centre in Nairobi, where lawmakers demanded clarity over claims that MPs receive TSC employment letters to distribute to jobseekers in their constituencies.
The controversy follows remarks by Wetang’ula that some MPs receive as many as 10 TSC employment letters to assist constituents seeking teaching jobs, with some politicians allegedly selling the opportunities to desperate jobseekers for up to Sh400,000.
Kajwang’ said he had not seen the letters referred to by the Speaker and challenged him to explain their whereabouts.
“I am still looking for those letters. I want to know where they are, and so that I can take them to Ruaraka,” Kajwang’ said.
The Ruaraka legislator further said he would have no problem receiving legitimate employment opportunities for his constituents, arguing that helping jobseekers would earn political goodwill.
“If I could get the letters from wherever quarters and give them to residents of Ruaraka Constituency, they would be happy. They would vote me in,” he said.
Kajwang’ also rejected the suggestion that MPs could be making money by selling employment opportunities.
“If we are selling them, you know we are not cheap people, Bwana. Please, we are not cheap people to sell,” he said.
He challenged Wetang’ula to explain the claims before Parliament, saying MPs would demand answers when the Speaker addresses the matter on the Floor of the House.
“As to whether Speaker Wetang’ula went out there and said what he said, we will wait for him on the Floor to tell us where those letters are. If he is holding them in his office, we will break that door to get those letters,” Kajwang’ said.
Seme MP James Nyikal, who spoke alongside Kajwang’, also distanced himself and fellow Nyanza lawmakers from the alleged arrangement.
“I know for myself, I know for these members, we did not accompany Hon Wetang’ula to State House and were given letters for TSC recruitment,” Nyikal said.
“I think that is the basic answer that we can tell you,” he added.
The allegations have triggered renewed debate over the independence of the TSC and the manner in which public teaching positions are allocated.
Article 237 of the Constitution gives the Commission responsibility for registering trained teachers and recruiting and employing registered teachers.
National Assembly Education Committee chairman Julius Melly has said the committee will not tolerate the sale or political distribution of TSC employment letters and would consider credible complaints and seek evidence.
The controversy comes as thousands of teachers compete for limited opportunities. TSC has advertised 20,000 permanent and pensionable teaching vacancies for Junior Secondary Schools, with applications running from August 18 to August 31, 2026.
The Commission has also advertised 34,016 promotion opportunities.
