Why TSC should be protected from vested interests

There has been a sustained attack on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in recent months. For the record, any public institution must be open to scrutiny and criticism. The TSC is not perfect and it has its fair share of challenges.

However, what we are witnessing lately is not constructive criticism but an orchestrated attempt to delegitimise an institution that has done remarkably well in stabilising the teaching service during one of the most turbulent periods in Kenya’s education history. It is unfair to criticise without offering alternatives or acknowledging the good things someone has initiated.