By Enock Okong’o
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been asked to pause the transfer of teachers at a time when schools are preparing their candidates for national examinations.
Nyamira County KUPPET Executive Secretary Mr. Lewis Nyakweba, who led other officials to welcome the new TSC County Director Ms. Catherine Mwendwa, said they were not wholly opposed to the routine transfers.
The ceremony was a farewell party for the outgoing director Mr. Wilson Koros, who heads to Bungoma County in the same capacity. Mrs. Mwendwa was transferred from Murang’a County in the most recent TSC reshuffle.
“We do not oppose transfers but we request our employer to do them at the appropriate time after considering the welfare of all affected parties,” he pleaded.
The Unionist in the same breath asked teachers to uphold teaching ethics so as to avoid conflict with stakeholders and the employer.
“Ours is a noble profession that calls for discipline because we are models of enlightenment,” he said.
Mr. Nyakweba then asked teachers to effectively lead learners in the completion of the syllabus as they anticipate the resumption of the normal academic calendar next year.
Mr. Nyakweba further assured the new officer of teachers’ cooperation.
During the handing over and farewell party attended by education officers and teacher Union officials, Mr. Koros thanked the people of Nyamira for the warm hospitality he had enjoyed that created a conducive working atmosphere.
“When I came to Nyamira County, I felt at home away from home,” he said.
The officer thanked the teachers for their devotion to the holistic moulding of the child and asked them to continue with the same spirit.
However, he warned his successor to be wary of rampant child abuse cases and teenage pregnancies in the county.
On her part, Mrs. Mwendwa said she had been working with parents and teachers harmoniously in Murang’a and expected the trend to continue in the new environment.
“I promise to deliver professional services to you as directed by my employer without compromise,” she added.
She asked for cooperation from all education stakeholders from the region as the transition baton was handed over to her.
