All the teachers posted in these areas are paid a monthly hardship allowance which is meant to acts as a motivating factor since they face life threatening conditions that range from poor working environment to health threats.
TSC however recently excluded some parts of Nyandarua county, Muranga county, Kandara sub-county, Kigumo sub-county and also Nyahururu from hardship areas following improved infrastructure.
factors considered for ban area to be mapped under hardship
- Having Limited services and social amenities
- Having high level of insecurity and/or probability to security threats.
- Experience of harsh climate conditions such as floods, drought.
- Experience lack of sufficient food.
- Having inadequate means of transport and communication networks.
List of Hardship Areas in Kenya
Some of the counties that have been listed under hardship areas include :
- Turkana
- Mandera
- SamburU
- Wajir
- West Pokot
- Narok
- Garissa
- Marsabit
- Isiolo
- Tana River
- Lamu
- Kilifi
- Kwale
- Taita Taveta
| S/NO | HARDSHIP AREA | COUNTY |
| 1 | Baringo North Sub County | Baringo County |
| 2 | Tiaty East Sub County | Baringo County |
| 3 | Tiaty West Sub County | Baringo County |
| 4 | Marigat Sub County | Baringo County |
| 5 | The whole of Garissa | Garissa County |
| 6 | Suba Sub County | Homa Bay County |
| 7 | Mbita Sub County | Homa Bay County |
| 8 | Whole of Isiolo | Isiolo County |
| 9 | Mashuuru Sub County | Kajiado County |
| 10 | Liotoktok Sub County | Kajiado County |
| 11 | Kajiado West Sub County | Kajiado County |
| 12 | Whole Kwale | Kwale County |
| 13 | Magarini Sub County | Kilifi County |
| 14 | Ganze Sub County | Kilifi County |
| 15 | Whole of Lamu | Lamu County |
| 16 | Whole of Mandera | Mandera County |
| 17 | Whole of Marsabit | Marsabit County |
| 18 | Mumoni Sub County | Kitui County |
| 19 | Mutito North Sub County | Kitui County |
| 20 | Mutito North Sub County | Kitui County |
| 21 | Tseikuru Sub County | Kitui County |
| 22 | Narok South Sub County | Narok County |
| 23 | Narok North Sub County | Narok County |
| 24 | Whole of Samburu | Samburu County |
| 25 | Whole of Taita Taveta | Taita Taveta County |
| 26 | Whole of Tana River | Tana River County |
| 27 | Whole of Turkana | Turkana County |
| 28 | Whole of Wajir | Wajir County |
| 29 | Whole of West Pokot | West Pokot County |
TSC added another 4 new hardship areas due to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
| S/NO | TR. GRADE/ | CURRENT TSC SCALE | JOB GROUP | allowance |
| 1 | B5 | 5 | G | 6,600 |
| 2 | C1 | 6 | H | 8,200 |
| 3 | C2 | 7 | I | 10,900 |
| 4 | C3 | 8 | J | 12,300 |
| 5 | C4 | 9 | K | 14,650 |
| 6 | C5 | 10 | L | 17,100 |
| 7 | D1 | 11 | M | 27,300 |
| 8 | D2 | 12 | N | 27,300 |
| 9 | D3 | 13 | P | 31,500 |
| 10 | D4 | 14 | Q | 31,500 |
| 11 | D5 | 15 | R | 38,100 |
The newly added counties include:
1.Baringo North. Here the areas are :Tiaty East, Tiaty West and Marigat sub-counties.
2.Kajiado county, it includes loitoktok, mashuuru and Kajiado west
3.Kitui County- it includes Mumoni, Mutito North and Teikuru sub-counties
4.Homa baycounty- it includes suba and Mbita sub counties
TSC Hardship Allowances
Tsc pays hardship allowance at a flat rate.
Since 2014, Salaries and Remuneration Commission reviewed hardship allowances and abolished the percentage of basic pay.
TSC Hardship Allowances and Newly Mapped Hardship Areas