Teachers across the country are a happy lot after the president of the republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta gave an order to the Teachers Service Commission to reward them for outstanding performance in payment of taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority.
The president has recognized that TSC is a leading state organ in remittance of timely taxes to the KRA.
In an event which was presided over by the president in Nairobi, tax payers received the rewards for being tax compliant and the Teachers Service Commission was rewarded as a number one tax compliant state organ.
The president therefore gave an order to the Teachers Service Commission to reward the teachers in monetary terms something which will see the teachers pocket higher salaries very soon.
TSC emerged victorious in tax compliance due to the fact that it has more employees than any other state organ.
TSC boss Dr Nancy Macharia appreciated all teachers for enabling the commission win the award for 2020/2021 tax compliance and promised to fulfill the president’s order