Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) National Chairman Amboko Milemba, KUPPET Deputy Secretary-General Moses Nthurima, Acting TSC Chief Executive Officer Eveleen Mitei and Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chairperson Jamleck Muturi during the signing of the new Career Progression Guidelines at the TSC headquarters in Upper Hill, Nairobi, on June 18, 2026.
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Political timing • Issuing national IDs to more than one million Form Four students is welcome, says Yabesh Omwonga, but the timing invites scrutiny. For years, school leavers endured delays that blocked access to jobs, college and services. “Public service should not operate on an election timetable,” he says. IDs may open doors but cannot create jobs or fix struggling universities. The test, he argues, is whether this becomes lasting reform.
