This archive report was first published on 5 July 2020.
On July 5, 2020, the Teachers Service Commission extended the term of Nancy Macharia as its Chief Executive, a move that has generated mixed responses.
The Law Society of Kenya, through its president Nelson Havi, has protested the renewal of her term, terming it unconstitutional.
Midrift Human Rights Network has also waded in, launching a petition in court seeking to declare Macharia's reappointment null and void.
However, Macharia appears to have earned the support of other key sector stakeholders, including the Kenya National Union of Teachers and the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers.
The Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers officials have hit out at the Law Society of Kenya, accusing the lawyers' umbrella body of attempts to interfere with teachers' issues.
The term of Nancy Macharia at the helm of TSC recently ended, and the commission immediately went ahead and extended her time at the teachers' employer.
