TSC Commissioners 2025 — Full List and Their Roles in Kenya

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is an independent constitutional commission mandated to manage human resources for the teaching service in Kenya. TSC Commissioners’ core functions include recruitment and appointment of teachers, promotions, transfers, disciplinary actions, teacher registration and licensing, and overall regulation and welfare of the teaching profession.

These statutory functions guide the work of the Commissioners, who provide leadership and oversight for the Commission’s policies and operations.

Current TSC Commissioners (2025) — short list and roles

Below are the TSC Commissioners as listed on the official TSC site (short bios condensed). Each Commissioner sits on the Commission collectively to make strategic and policy decisions affecting Kenya’s teaching service.

1. Dr. Jamleck Muturi — Commission Chairman
   • Appointed Chair in April 2021. A career educationist with experience as a principal, lecturer, and county CEC in education-related portfolios. As Chair, he presides over Commission meetings, represents the Commission publicly, and provides strategic leadership.
2. Leila A. Ali — Commission Vice Chair
   • Vice Chair with a background in finance and corporate governance. Supports the Chair, chairs committees when required, and plays an oversight role, especially on financial governance and audit-related matters.
3. Mbage Njuguna Ng’ang’a — Commissioner
   • An advocate and public sector manager with legal and administrative experience. Contributes to legal, regulatory, and governance deliberations on the Commission.
4. Timon Oyucho — Commissioner
   • Former Director in TSC’s legal and industrial relations directorate; brings labour relations and legal expertise to disciplinary and employment policy issues.
5. Sharon Kisire — Commissioner
   • Human resource specialist with long HR leadership experience in public and private sectors; often contributes to HR policy, staffing, and organisational development matters.
6. Annceta Wafukho — Commissioner
   • Educationist with experience in policy analysis and parliamentary training; contributes to education policy, curriculum-related stakeholder engagement, and professional development areas.
7. Dr. Nichodemus (Nicodemus) Anyang — Commissioner
   • Long-serving education manager with experience across counties and the Ministry of Education; supports decisions on teacher standards, training, and quality assurance.
8. Christine Kahindi — Commissioner
   • Former teacher and principal with extensive school-level leadership experience; contributes practical school administration insights to Commission decisions.
9. Salesa Abudo — Commissioner
   • Seasoned education administrator with decades in the sector; provides experience in educational administration and policy implementation.

Note: The list above is taken from TSC’s official “The Commissioners” page (2025). For any future changes (appointments, resignations or new swearing-ins) consult the TSC website.

What each Commissioner does — practical functions

While Commissioners do not run daily operations (that’s the secretariat’s role), the Commission collectively is responsible for:

• Recruitment & Appointment: Approve recruitment strategies, major teacher recruitment drives, and final appointment decisions for permanent positions.
• Policy & Regulation: Set policy direction on teacher registration, professional conduct, deployment, and code of ethics.
• Discipline & Standards: Hear and determine cases of professional misconduct (through established panels), and approve disciplinary frameworks.
• Promotions & Transfers: Approve criteria and large-scale decisions for promotions and national-level transfers that affect teacher distribution.
• Oversight & Governance: Provide oversight on financial management, performance of the secretariat, and ensure compliance with constitutional and statutory obligations. Commissioners (especially the Chair and Vice Chair) often front these duties.

How the Commission interacts with the TSC Secretariat

TSC Commissioners set policy and provide strategic oversight; the Secretariat, headed by the Commission Secretary, implements these policies and runs day-to-day services (recruitment portals, TPAD, payroll liaison, transfers, discipline management). For operational

Quick FAQs

• Who to contact about recruitment or registration? Use the TSC online portals (Teachers Online, T-PAY, HRMIS) and the official contact channels on tsc.go.ke.
• Can the Commission remove a teacher? Yes, but removals follow discipline rules, investigations, and due process as set out in TSC regulations.