Nairobi, Feb. 12 -- The power to control over Sh435 billion allocated for basic education and a 365,000-strong teaching workforce is at the centre of the sibling rivalry between the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

The Nation has pieced together details of the infighting that's been sparked by a bid to amend the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012. Last week, the TSC called a meeting to discuss the proposals made in the Teachers Service Commission (Amendment), 2024.

Ministry officials snubbed the event despite having been invited. In the letter, the Ministry of Education had been invited as "a stakeholder", something that was not well-received at Jogoo House.

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut)...