TSC seeks school heads’ help in tussle with union

Knut secretary general Wilson Sossion with his assistant Clement Omollo briefs the media on the misinformation to the public by Education ministry and TSC on the competency based curriculum (CBC) rollout. [David Gichuru, Standard]

A series of well-choreographed forums to express confidence in the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) are underway, a pointer to the escalation of the feud with the giant teachers’ union.

Yesterday, Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) defended the independence of TSC in an apparent criticism of its rival Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) that has taken on the teachers’ employer including a proposal on constitutional reforms to weaken it.