President William Ruto has appointed former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion and Antonina Lentoijoni as members of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
The appointments were formally announced in a special issue of the Kenya Gazette dated August 31, 2026, and will see the two serve at the teachers’ employer for six years.
According to Gazette Notice No. 14000, President Ruto made the appointments under Article 250(2) of the Constitution, read together with Section 8(10) of the Teachers Service Commission Act.
Sossion’s appointment marks a significant return to the centre of Kenya’s education sector. The former KNUT boss has previously been one of the country's most prominent voices on teachers’ welfare and labour relations.
The President also appointed Dr Duncan Oburu Ojwang as chairperson of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
Ojwang will serve for six years after his appointment under Section 11(8) of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act.
The authority is mandated to provide civilian oversight of the work of the National Police Service, including investigating complaints involving police conduct.
In a third appointment contained in the same special Gazette issue, President Ruto named Flora Nduku Mutua as a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Mutua will also serve a six-year term. Her appointment was made under Article 250(2) of the Constitution and in accordance with the procedure set out in the First Schedule to the Public Service Commission Act.
The three Gazette notices were signed by President Ruto on August 31, 2026.
The appointments place new leadership and membership across three key state institutions overseeing policing accountability, the public service and the teaching profession.
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