The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is Kenya’s constitutional body mandated to manage the teaching service, established under Article 237 of the Constitution.
The Commission registers trained teachers, recruits and employs teachers, deploys and promotes them, exercises disciplinary control, and advises the national government on matters relating to the teaching profession.
TSC operates through two arms: the Commission, which provides policy direction and oversight, and the Secretariat, which implements those decisions and manages the institution’s day-to-day affairs.
TSC Secretariat: Officials, Roles and Qualifications
Evaleen J. Mitei
The Secretariat is headed by Evaleen J. Mitei, who serves as Acting Commission Secretary/CEO. She joined TSC as a teacher in 1994, moved to the Secretariat in 1999, and rose through several positions, including Staffing Officer, Human Resource Management and Development Officer, and Director of Teacher Discipline Management.
Mitei holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from the University of Manchester, UK, and a Bachelor of Education from Moi University.
As the CEO, she has the following roles:
- The head of the secretariat
- Acting as the Accounting Officer of the Commission
- Serving as the custodian of all records of the Commission
After the TSC, the rank is followed by directors of different departments.
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Ibrahim Mumin – Director, Administration Services
Mumin Oversees administration services. He joined TSC in 1983 and previously served as Senior Deputy Director in charge of Administration. He holds an MSc in Finance and Banking from the University of Stirling, a Bachelor of Education Arts from Kenyatta University, CPA(K), and additional training in public finance and accounts.
Gabriel Mathenge – Director, Operations
Mathenge oversees the Commission’s operations and coordinates implementation of its programmes and activities.
Dr Reuben N. Mugwuku – Director, Teacher Professional Management
He oversees teacher professional management. Mugwuku holds a PhD in Educational Communication Technology from Moi University, a Master of Education in Curriculum from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Education in Mathematics and Geography from Egerton University.
Cavin Anyuor – Director, Legal, Labor and Industrial Relations: Heads legal, labor and industrial-relations functions within TSC.
Antonina Lentoijoni – Director, Staffing: Heads the staffing function, which is central to teacher recruitment, deployment and related staffing processes.
Benjamin Mainga – Director, Internal Audit
Heads internal audit functions, including reviewing systems, controls, and financial and operational processes.
Cyrus Kamau – Director, ICT
Kamau oversees TSC’s information and communication technology functions and digital systems.
CHRP Chrisantose O. Ogony – Director, Human Resource Management and Development: Heads human resource management and development within the Secretariat.
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Commissioners
TSC Commissioners form the Commission’s policymaking and oversight arm. Their main responsibility is to provide strategic direction, governance, and oversight over Kenya’s teaching service under Article 237 of the Constitution and the Teachers Service Commission Act.
Some of their roles include
- Formulating policies – Develop and approve policies governing the teaching service
- Recruitment and employment oversight – Oversee policies governing the recruitment and employment of registered teachers
- Teacher registration – Oversee the framework for registering trained teachers and maintaining the register of teachers
- Teacher deployment – Oversee the assignment and deployment of teachers to public learning institutions
- Promotions and career progression – Oversee policies on teacher promotions, career progression, and professional development
Dr Jamleck Muturi chairs the Commission
Muturi was appointed on April 29, 2021. Before his appointment, he served in the Embu County Government as a County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of Education, Science, Technology and ICT.
A career educationist, Muturi has more than 30 years of experience spanning teaching, school administration, university lecturing, public administration and education management.
He taught at Kathakwa Secondary School in Embu and Huruma Girls High School in Nairobi, before moving into school administration. He served as Deputy Principal of Nguviu Boys in Embu and later became principal of St Joseph M’tetu, St Stephen Boys Kavutiri High School and Moi High School-Mbiruri.
Muturi also has extensive university teaching experience. He has lectured at the University of Embu, Kenyatta University, University of Nairobi, Meru University College of Science and Technology, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden.
He holds a PhD in Agricultural Entomology from Kenyatta University, a Master of Science in Agricultural Entomology, a Master of Business Administration in Global Business Management from USIU-Africa, and a Bachelor of Education (Science) in Botany and Zoology from Kenyatta University. He also holds a Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Personnel Management, Kenya (IPM-K).
Sharon Kisire – TSC Vice Chairperson
Sharon Kisire serves as the TSC Vice Chairperson. She has more than 20 years of experience in human resource management and organizational leadership across both the public and private sectors.
Her previous employers include Kenya Pipeline Company, Safaricom, Kenya Wildlife Service, National Oil Corporation of Kenya, and Mater Hospital, where she held various human resource management positions.
Kisire holds a Master of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Kenyatta University, as well as a Diploma in Human Resource Management. She is also a Certified Secretary (KASNEB), Certified Governance Auditor (ICS), Certified Executive Leadership Coach (CELC), and Certified Emotional Intelligence Assessor (CEIA).
She has served on several professional boards and is a member of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS), and the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM). Beyond her professional career, Kisire has authored six academic and motivational books.
Annceta Wafukho
Wafukho is an educationist with more than 20 years of experience spanning teaching, public policy analysis, parliamentary training and corporate training.
She began her career as a graduate teacher at Gatanga Girls High School in Thika, where she taught Computer/ICT and Business Studies. She later moved to the Parliament of Kenya’s Center for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST), where she trained Members of Parliament and legislative staff in public policy analysis, public participation, and outreach.
Wafukho also served as a technical adviser to Members of Parliament on education-related policies, bills, and legislative proposals. Her areas of expertise included university and tertiary education, TVET, science and technology, basic education, ECDE and curriculum development. During her time in Parliament, she reviewed education-sector sessional papers to support parliamentary decision-making and legislative priorities.
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She holds a Master’s Degree in Education (Education Planning), a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Strategic Management) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Economics and Business Studies), all from the University of Nairobi. She is also a PhD candidate in Education Planning at the University of Nairobi.
| Official | Position | Appointment date |
| Dr Jamleck Muturi John | Chairperson | 29 April 2021 |
| Sharon J. Kisire | Vice Chairperson | 21 May 2026 as Vice Chairperson; 2021 as Commissioner |
| Wilson Sossion | Commissioner | 25 August 2026 – Parliament approved his appointment |
| Antonina Lentoijoni | Commissioner | 25 August 2026 – Parliament approved her appointment |
| Annceta Wafukho | Commissioner | 1 September 2021 – presidential appointment |
| Christine Kahindi | Commissioner | 1 September 2021 – presidential appointment |
| Dr Nicodemus Ojuma Anyang | Commissioner | 1 September 2021 – presidential appointment |
| Salesa Abudo | Commissioner | 1 September 2021 – presidential appointment |
| Timon Oyucho | Commissioner | 29 April 2021 |
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