TSC boss is retiring at the end of his tenure, marking the end of an era.
TSC boss is retiring at the end of his tenure, marking the end of an era.
In 2025, Dr. Nancy Macharia, the Chief Executive Officer of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), will formally retire. Her ten-year tenure with the teachers’ employer will come to an end with the exit.
The term of Macharia, who was initially appointed in June 2015 by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, was extended in 2020.
On Tuesday, December 10, 2025, Macharia spoke at the 64th Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Annual Delegates Conference at Sheikh Zayed Hall in Mombasa. She commended the union for their long-standing collaboration and support.
Sincerely, I can’t put into words how grateful I am to Knut for the highest level of professionalism you have shown me over the past nine years.
As I near the end of my 10 years as the TSC’s secretary and CEO, I can only reflect on our wonderful working relationship at the office with a remarkable sense of fulfillment. Macharia said.
The TSC Boss wished Knut well in their efforts to improve the welfare of teachers.
Ms. Macharia remarked at the annual general meeting of the Kenya National Union of Teachers on Tuesday, “I wish you the very best as you work to elevate the teaching profession to even higher standards.”
Stakeholders in the education system, particularly the Knut and Kuppet, have had differing opinions about her tenure.
She had significant disagreements with Wilson Sossion, the Knut head at the time, regarding the role of teachers in implementing the competency-based curriculum (CBC) while she was in office.
Additionally, they disagreed on how to apply the career progression guidelines (CPGs) for teacher promotions; the Knut preferred the Teaching Service’s Schemes of Service and the Teachers’ Code of Regulations.
The union later suffered as a result of the court’s decision in favor of Knut. The unions have accused the CPGs of causing teachers in the same occupational categories to stagnate.
The commission ceased collecting and sending union dues to members. Teachers who were not Knut members were the only ones promoted, which hurt Knut’s and its branches’ activities nationwide as many teachers left.
Mr. Sossion was expelled from the union, which was left considerably weaker, at the conclusion of the conflict. Collins Oyuu, his successor, has steered clear of conflict with the TSC and even abruptly called off a strike in August 2024.
Since the August prolonged teachers’ strike caused the teachers’ employer to neglect to deduct union dues for August, September, and October 2025, Kuppet has also not been spared.
Under her leadership, the now-cancelled teacher delocalization policy, the Teachers Performance Appraisal, and the unpopular Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program were introduced.
Dr. Nancy Macharia wants to make amends with the teachers’ unions.
According to Ms. Macharia, TSC has met with Knut exclusively more than ten times this year alone.
This doesn’t include casual contacts I’ve had with the SG and other union leaders. Finally, let me express my gratitude to Knut for funding a few of our retreats,” she said.
She is recognized for having signed the first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between teachers and their employers, despite the conflicts with unions. Despite a number of obstacles, the TSC also implemented complete health insurance coverage for teachers.
Two CBAs with four-year cycles have been signed and put into effect as a result of the commission’s institutionalization of collective bargaining in the teaching service.
The cost of the 2017–2021 and 2021–2025 CBAs was Sh54 billion and Sh18 billion, respectively. To start the 2025–2029 CBA, the Commission is presently awaiting your [Knut] memorandum. You have the upper hand,” Ms. Macharia remarked.
Through the Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) program in schools, she is also recognized for having introduced performance management into the teaching profession. Mr. Sossion opposed this shift as well, but it has since been ingrained in the service.
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) cannot say the same, especially in light of the nationwide strike the union launched in August. In contrast, Knut now enjoys friendly relations with the TSC. Similar to Knut previously, Kuppet had to go to court after the commission refused to deduct union dues.
According to Ms. Macharia, the TSC is currently accepting applications for 5,690 promoted positions and will soon post an additional 19,000 openings.
TSC boss is retiring at the end of his tenure, marking the end of an era.
