The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has reorganized its county leadership by transferring some directors to different counties and promoting one to the rank of full director.
In the new changes, Garissa County Director, Dr Dorothy Chonyo, swaps places with her Narok County counterpart, Debson Megiri. Chonyo was moved to Garissa not long before from the TSC headquarters, where she was serving in the Staffing department. She had gone to replace Ibrahim Adan, who had been promoted to Regional Director for the North-East. The latter has since retired.
Megiri, on the other hand, had a short stint in Kilifi before being transferred to Narok.
Also affected by the changes is Hussein Abubakar, the Vihiga County Director, who will proceed to Makueni County in a similar capacity.
He replaces Grace Mwangi, who is heading for retirement. Abubakar, a long-serving field officer, has served in numerous counties, including Kiambu and Tharaka Nithi, among others.
The TSC has also made one notable appointment to the county director in the name of Everlyne Chemjor. She has been promoted to a full director after serving as a deputy director in Nandi for a short spell. Education News has learnt that a handover ceremony was conducted today under the supervision of the outgoing Western Regional Director, Joseph Mugele.
Chemjor was part of a team interviewed and shortlisted by the commission for the position of County Director. However, it was not fortunate enough to be appointed straight to the slot. She had to cool her heels for some time before her great moment came.
Meanwhile, Mugele is expected to officially hand over the office to his deputy pending the appointment of a substantive holder. Mugele exits the commission after attaining his retirement age. He was previously a senior director at the powerful Staffing docket at the TSC headquarters before being deployed to the field.
At the same time, TSC Acting CEO Evaleen Mitei has appointed Gilbert Yegon as her Personal Assistant (PA). He replaces Jane Kimathi, who retired recently after serving as the immediate former CEO, and Nancy Macharia as PA.
On the other hand, Njung’e Njuguna, who has been the alternate PA to Macharia, has been deployed to the Administration department to perform new duties.