List of all current TSC Commissioners, term of office and their roles

TSC Chair Dr Lydia Nzomo

Teacher Service Commission(TSC) should comprise of nine commissioners. But currently, there are six Commissioners after the contracts of three others expired in 2019.  Dr.Lydia Nzomo is the chairperson. Under Article 237(2) of the Constitution, the Commission is mandated to perform the following functions: 1. Register trained teachers 2. Recruit and employ registered teachers 3. Assign … Read more

TSC Commissioners: Somalia born Kenyan national sworn in as a TSC Commissioner.

New TSC Commissioner Leila Abdi.

After weeks of shoving and pulling, the two recently appointed Teachers Service Commissioners have been sworn in. The two commissioners, Mbage Njuguna and Leila Abdi, were sworn in by the Chief Justice David Maraga on Monday. It is the appointment of one of the Commissioners, Leila Abdi, that has elicited a heated debate over the … Read more

Focus on the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, as three Commissioners exit

TSC Chair Dr Lydia Nzomo

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, will be forced to operate with six Commissioners after the contract of three of its nine Commissioners expired this year; forcing them to exit. First to exit was Commission Vice Chair Cleopas Tirop whose term expired in May this year. Mr Tirop who was appointed in April 2013 exited after … Read more