List of teachers awarded by TSC during the World Teachers' Day

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has honoured 592 teachers for their outstanding service as outlined in the Performance, Recognition, Reward and Sanction Policy Framework. The teachers were rewarded during this year’s World Teachers’ Day celebrations.

TSC Boss Dr. Nancy Macharia lauded teachers for their contributions in shaping the lives and future of millions of learners.

“Teachers have done exceedingly well in Kenya. We are celebrating them because of many reasons,” Macharia said.

Macharia said teachers ought to be celebrated, particularly this year, for successfully restoring the school calendar which had been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

She said after the pandemic, the school calendar was constricted and this put pressure on both teachers and learners.

“Today, we celebrate our teachers for soaking all the pressure over the past two years which has enabled us to achieve the normal school calendar in the year 2033,” Macharia said.

Macharia congratulated teachers for being instrumental in transitioning Grade 6 learners to Grade 7 in Junior Secondary School under the Competence Based Curriculum.

She said that the teachers were willing to go an ectra mile in ensuring successful transition to the new Competency Based Curriculum, CBC.

“This year, in between the normal duties, over 72,000 teachers have participated in the retooling exercise to ensure they are compliant with the CBC,” she said.

She lauded teachers for signing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, CBA.

“Unlike other sectors, teachers have successfully renegotiated the CBA for higher salaries by up to 9.5 per cent. I wish to congratulate all officers of the respective trade unions as they sat with us to ensure a quick conclusion of the CBA,” she said.

Macharia said TSC is fully committed to ensuring the welfare of teachers as their primary responsibility.

“As one of the scholars, Christopher Pyne said a quality education begins with the best teachers. He went on to say, quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of teachers,” she said.