Circular: TSC orders teachers to register for NSSF by 31st July

CIRCULAR NO: 9/2024

TO: All TSC Regional Directors

All TSC County Directors

All TSC Sub-County Directors

The Director CEMASTEA

The Director KISE

All Principals, Diploma Teacher Colleges

All Principals, Primary Teacher Training Colleges

REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS AS MEMBERS OF NSSF – EMPLOYER NO. 00081116

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a statutory body established under the NSSF Act No. 45 of 2013. The Fund provides for workers’; Social Security benefits, Survivor benefits and Invalidity benefits.

The Commission in compliance with the NSSF Act No. 45 of 201 3, effected on its payroll deductions for onward remittance to NSSF in the month of July 2023.

These deductions are applicable to all employees on the Commission’s payroll, irrespective of whether the employee is registered with NSSF or not.

To this end, it is the individual responsibility of all employees to ensure that they are registered with NSSF so that their monthly contributions can be credited to the individual employee NSSF accounts.

Accordingly, we advise that all unregistered teachers to register with NSSF through the following avenues:

1. Physically visiting the nearest NSSF Offices with their National Identity Cards;
2. Physically visiting the nearest Huduma Centre offices with their National Identity Cards; or
3. Dialling *303# on their Safaricom lines and follow the prompts provided.

Alternatively, liaise with the nearest NSSF Branch Office for them to send a Registration Team to a convenient venue where all unregistered teachers can physically avail themselves with identification documents.

All teachers are expected to register on or before 31^st July 2024.

Kindly ensure that this Circular is disseminated to all teachers in your jurisdiction and equally make a follow up on its compliance.

DR NANCY NJERI MACHARIA, CBS
SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Copy to: 
Secretary General – Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT)

Secretary General – Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET)

Secretary General – Kenya National Union of Special Needs Teachers (KUSNET)