President William Ruto is expected to grace the 2025 World Teachers Day as the Chief Guest, the event which will be held at the Moi International Sports Center Gymnasium – Kasarani on Sunday October 5, 2025.
Unlike the previous celebrations where the employer Teachers Service Commission (TSC) invites few stakeholders, this time round the celebrations will be open to all teachers who have been urged to attend the celebrations in large numbers, and will be marked by tree planting exercises.
The event will be held jointly with TSC and teacher unions and associations notably the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET), Kenya Primary School Head teachers Association (KEPSHA), and Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA), among others.
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Deputy Secretary General Hesbon Otieno noted that this year’s celebrations are not different with previous year’s celebrations observing that the only different this year is that the celebrations will be graced by the President as the Chief Guest.
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On September 30, 2025, KNUT joined TSC Commissioners, staff and the Alliance Boys High School community to plant trees which is part of the national initiative to grow 15 billion trees to increase Kenya’s tree cover from the current 12.13 per cent to 30 per cent by 2032.
The Tree planting ceremony presided over by TSC Chairman, Dr. Jamleck Muturi and Otieno is part of World Teachers Day celebrations that will climax on Sunday.
According to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), this year, World Teachers’ Day celebrations will centre on the theme “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession,” highlighting the transformative potential of collaboration for teachers, schools and education systems.
By Roy Hezron
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