In the earlier decades of Kenya’s education service, teaching was more than a profession—it was a calling, defined by discipline, duty, and adherence to hierarchical authority. Teachers operated within a system where privileges, not rights, dictated welfare, and their survival often depended on the judgment of figures of authority: Assistant Primary Schools Inspectors (APSIs) and … Continue reading From privileges to rights: Discipline, duty, and the evolution of teachers and head teachers in Kenya