Tabichi was declared winner of the prize during a colourful ceremony at the Atlantis Conference Centre, Dubai.
He was awarded the prize which is the equivalent of a Nobel Prize in Education, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in nurturing the innovative talents of his students through his own Talent Nurturing Club and for using his teaching skills to empower the entire community of Keriko, Njoro.
Tabichi, a member of the Fransiscan Brothers, is a mathematics and science teacher at Keriko Mixed Day and Secondary School in Nakuru County.
Through his mentorship, the students of Keriko Secondary developed an innovation that enables blind and deaf people to measure objects which was a major highlight in the 2018 Kenya Science and Engineering fair.
Keriko Secondary School maths and science team came first nationally in the public schools category and qualified to participate in the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair in 2019 in Arizona, USA.
Tabichi further demonstrated his dedication to impacting the lives of his students by donating 80 per cent of his monthly income to help needy and by making the best of scare resources available for maximum impact.
Tabichi was the only African among the top 10 finalists for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher award from over 10000 nominations and applications from 179 countries around the world.