The Kenya High School Chief Principal Flora Mulatya was on Tuesday, November 22, posted to Australia as an education attaché.
Following the promotion, Mulatya was moved from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to the Public Service Commission, where she will serve as Kenya's representative to Australia on educational matters.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, the tutor confirmed that her appointment is part of President William Ruto's reorganisation and re-institutionalisation of state departments.
"I'm yet to move to Australia because there are processes that I must still take part in," she confirmed.
She expressed her joy and gratitude to Ruto's administration for honouring her with the promotion.
Mulatya noted that she will miss her students, "who are more or less my children."
Kenya High School Deputy Principal (administration) Irene Omangi has since taken over the leadership mantle of the school.
Omangi is expected to steer the school until the new Chief Principal Virginia Wahome takes over, as shall be advised by TSC.
Virginia is the current Chief Principal of Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School.
Mulatya has been the Chief Principal of the school for more than eight years, during which she recorded good performance.
The Kenya High School is one of the best performing secondary schools in Kenya, in as far as national examination, KCSE, concerned.
Kenya High School emerged top countrywide in 2019 KCSE results with 76 A plain grade. The school managed a mean score of 10.467 to emerge top nationally.
"Time has come when I should be serving my country in a different capacity, and I'm very happy for that opportunity," Mulatya expressed.
Flora attended Kalulini Primary School between1975 to 1981 before she joined Kalulini Secondary School (a day school) in Kibwezi for her O-levels from 1982-1985.
She later joined Kaaga Girls High School in Meru for her A-levels, before joining Moi University between 1988 and 1992 where she pursued her Bachelors of Education.
Flora later graduated with MA in Education Administration from the University of Nairobi.
When not in class, you most likely find her at her rural home in Kalimbini Village in Sultan Hamud with other women.
