SUMMARY OF THE ROLES OF DISCIPLINE PANEL MEMBERS AT THE COUNTY
1. Chair of the Panel
The Panel Chair shall:
- Be responsible for conducting the discipline proceedings from the start to the
- Ensure that the proceedings are conducted in a fair and efficient process in accordance with the regulations and the
- Request the teacher to identify himself /herself and to hand over his /her personal documents as per the letter of invitation and require the teacher to swear or
- Ask the teacher to confirm whether he/she received his/her letter of interdiction and read the allegations as outlined in the letter of interdiction.
- Require the teacher to plead to the charges and require the presenting officer to prosecute the case.
- Require the teacher to cross-examine the witnesses and allow the teacher’s witnesses to testify after the Commission’s case.
- Allow any member of the panel to ask any relevant question at any stage during the
- Accord the teacher an opportunity to make his/her final statement and return to the teacher all his/her personal documents at the end of the
- Guide the panel in making the final decision on the teacher’s case
- Sign and date the discipline proceedings
- Be responsible for the preparation and submission of the ratification summary to the TSC
- Ensure that the records relating to the discipline process are kept in safe
- Ensure that the decisions of the discipline panel are kept confidential until the accused teacher is informed of the decision
2. The second member of the panel
The member shall:
- Be in-charge of recording the discipline
- Ask relevant questions to the accused teacher and seek
- Participate in making decisions on the case before the
3. The County Director of Education
The CDE shall:
- Guide the panel on policies related to the Basic Education Sub-
- Ask relevant questions to the accused teacher and seek
- Participate in making decisions on the case before the
4. The Discipline Officer
The discipline officer shall:
- Record the Interdiction in the Interdiction Register and cross-check the interdiction to ensure no double registration.
- Open a Case File for the interdiction and assign it a Case (e.g. for a case in Kisumu: KSM/001/04/2016/2017).
- File an interdiction
- adjust the salary of the interdicted teacher as per the charges (before the -payroll is decentralized the discipline officer will link up with the headquarters for adjustment of the salary).
- Prepare the case for hearing as per the interdiction check-list and program the case for
- Invite the teacher in writing and witnesses (where applicable) for hearing of the
- Prepare budget for reimbursement of
- Prepare a charge sheet and case summary (agenda notes) for hearing
- The presenting officer shall read the agenda notes to the
- Where necessary, the presenting officer shall highlight any special aspects or circumstances of the
- Invite the accused teacher to get into the board
- Prosecute the case and present the witnesses to
- cross-examine the teacher’s witness/es if
- Advise the panel on policy and regulations in
- Prepare the ratification
- Prepare the minutes of the panel
- Ensure the decisions of the panel are communicated to the accused
- Ensure that all records relating to the disciplinary process are maintained and kept in safe custody.
5. Technical Officer
The technical officer shall:
- Advise the panel on the technical aspects of the
- Guide the panel in emerging regulations relating to the specific area of