The Teachers Service agency (TSC) has refuted reports that it has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to replace Nancy Macharia, whose time at the helm of the agency nears its end.
In a brief statement on Friday, February 21, the commission reported a viral social media article alleging that TSC had nominated its Senior Deputy Director Ibrahim Gedi as Macharia’s replacement.
According to the phony post, after Macharia retired, TSC allegedly named Gedi as the commission’s acting CEO.
Nancy Macharia, the CEO of TSC, retires. “The acting CEO is Ibrahim Gedi,” the tweet stated. Although the panel rejected the accusations, it called the claims phony and cautioned Kenyans against believing such false information.
After some social media users voiced their worries about the reporting and urged the commission to correct the record, TSC was compelled to provide clarification.
Nancy Macharia, who has led the TSC for ten years, is scheduled to retire in June of this year. Macharia was reappointed for a second five-year term in 2020 after taking office in June 2015.
She was appointed following a competitive hiring process that started on May 1 of that year, succeeding Gabriel Lengoibon, who retired in June 2015.
Macharia’s time as the commission’s head has been characterized by both acclaim and controversy, including claims that certain instructors were not promoted to mass transfers.
In addition to mass transfers and employment stagnation, Macharia faced harsh criticism for reportedly implementing unfavorable policies during her tenure, which is believed to have caused a rift between TSC and the teachers’ unions.
Macharia, who was born in 1963, is the ninth CEO of the TSC and the first woman to hold the position since the commission was created by an Act of Parliament in 1967.
She graduated from Kenyatta University with a bachelor’s degree in education (English literature) and Bristol University in the United Kingdom with a master’s degree in education (policy management).
