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Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called for a formalization of the engagement of its members with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC). The Council recruits teachers as invigilators, supervisors and examiners during the national examinations. According to KUPPET Chairperson Hon. Omboko Miemba, a recognition agreement will shield […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued the following circular regarding the transition to junior secondary schools (JSS). To: All Head Teachers TRANSITION TO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL The above captioned refers. As you are aware, the first cohort of Grade 6 learners under the new Competence Based Curriculum sat for their […]
Join Our Telegram Group MOE.HQS/3/7/31/VOL.1.32 8TH FEBRUARY, 2023 Regional Directors of Education County Directors of Education RE: ILLEGAL TRANSFERS OF GRADE 7 LEARNERS TO STANDARD 8 The above matter refers. The Ministry has been made aware of attempts by some Primary Schools to register Grade 7 learners for 2023 KCPE. This illegality involves the following: […]
The Principal Secretary for Education Dr Belio Kipsand has implored Senators to intervene and stop the proposed reduction of salaries for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. In a meeting that Kipsang held with the Committee on Education, Kipsang called on Senators to defend the ECDE teachers from the proposed reduction of their salaries. In […]
Dagoreti MP Mrs Beatrice Elachi is concerned about the high number of informal schools in her area of jurisdiction. While attending a public forum, she wondered why there were schools with only fifty to seventy students and asked whether this was the right situation for the school-going children. In a recent interview with Saturday National. […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has confirmed one hundred per cent posting of teachers and revealed plans to train newly recruited junior secondary school teachers. According to the Commission, the training of teachers was scheduled to be done between January and April this year. However, TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia revealed that […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is in advanced plans to promote P1 teachers to teach in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). The Commission is set to promote graduate teachers from primary schools to teach in junior secondary school (JSS) in a bid to address the current shortage of teachers in JSS across the country. According to […]
According to a Gazette Notice dated the 10th of February 2023, President William Ruto has rewarded his loyalists with top government positions. Former Governors Cleophas Lagat, and Jack Ranguma and the former President of the Law Society of Kenya Nelson Havi have all been appointed as chairpersons of the Boards of Rivatex, SACCO Societies Regulatory […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu has urged public universities in Kenya to stop relying solely on tuition fees and government funding. According to Machogu, these source of revenue is becoming unreliable. Machogu called on the institutions to find other methods of funding in order for them to stay afloat. In his view, university […]
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has directed all employers to comply with the recent court ruling that allowed the increase in monthly deductions as stipulated in the NSSF Act 2013. According to the NSSF Chairperson Antony Munyiri, employers who have been following the NSSF Act No. 45 of 2013 should continue doing the same […]
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Professor Charles Ong’ondo has addressed claims that the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is overloaded. He reassured members of the public that the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) does not add any extra burden to Grade 7 learners. According to Prof Ong’ondo, the number of subjects is […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called on the Ministry of Education to hasten the process of posting Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers for the sake of Grade 7 learners. KNUT through the Eldoret East Branch Executive Sammy Bor said that since JSS began reporting to schools at the end of January they […]