The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has convened a broad team of education stakeholders to plan for World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2025.
WTD will be celebrated on Sunday, October 5, 2025, under the theme “Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession.”
A memo dated September 30, 2025, shows that more than 40 officials have been invited to a planning meeting on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at TSC Headquarters in Nairobi.
The meeting will finalise arrangements for the national celebrations to be held at Kasarani Stadium, where President William Ruto is expected to preside.
The invitees include top officials from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), such as Ibrahim Mumin (Director, Administration & Services), Gabriel Mathenge (Director, Operations), Dr Reuben Nthamburi (Director, Teacher Development and Management), and Ms Antonina Lentoijoni (Director, Staffing).
Other senior officers from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) who were invited are Boniface Okumu, Dr Lilian Mwangi, Susan Mwangi, George Odawo, Mr Alex Cheruiyot, Mollet Sango, Idris Aden, Aileen Ntinyari, Monica Kinuthia, Addah Memoh, Morgan Buyiekha, Pauline Mumbi, Samwel Marwa, Joyce Mukuha, George M. Gichonjo, Lucy Mugambi, Florence Kamama, Miriam Sogo, Moses Mutinda, and Mark Omoding.
Teachers’ unions are well represented, with Stephen Kimotho and Mr Paul Maingi from the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Idris Aden from the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), and Peter Mbugua from the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET).
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School leadership associations include Ms Irene Ng’etich from the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA), Ms Caroline Sila from the Kenya Primary Schools Heads Association (KEPSHA), Ms Margaret Njaggah from the Kenya Special Education Forum (KSEF), and Mr George Okumu from the Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA).
Specialised and professional groups are also part of the team, including Awino Gilbert and Sarah Onyango from the Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA), and Yvonne Omondi from the Kenya Montessori Teachers Association (KEMOTA).
Maxwell M. Kimachui will represent curriculum and training institutions from the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), Ms Ann Mumbi from the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA), and Kindi Seyianoi from the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Development and partner organisations are also represented on the committee, including Tony Onani from the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) and Anneth Nyatichi from Madison Insurance.
Also on the list are Grace Wanjiru from the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE).
The size and diversity of the planning committee reflect the collaborative spirit of this year’s global theme. This committee represents every corner of the education sector — from unions and administrators to curriculum experts and private partners. Preparing for World Teachers’ Day is a national responsibility, not just a TSC task,” said one official.
World Teachers’ Day was observed in 1994. It commemorates the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Teachers, which aims to establish international standards for teachers’ rights, responsibilities, and working conditions.
By Joseph Mambili
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