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Dominic Gekonge

Dominic is a Computer Science Specialist with lots of bias on Education. If he's not writing about Education, then he's coding. If not, then you will find him watching series movies.

Teachers to lose 2% of Basic pay to the pension scheme in January

Join Our Telegram Group Teachers and civil servants who are below the age of 45 years shall contribute a fraction of their basic salary to the retirement scheme beginning January 2021. Teachers and other workers of the government are set to lose 2% of their basic pay on their January payslip to cover the pension […]

KNEC to Do Assessments for Grade 1-3, Class 5-7 This January

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is planning to conduct a school-based assessment of learning for Grades 1 to 3 and Classes 5 to 7 beginning from Monday 18th January until 22nd January 2021. Dr. Mercy Karogo, the KNEC Chief Executive Officer, has revealed that the ultimate goal of the assessments […]

TSC TPAD Calendar of Activities Term Two/Three 2021

Following the release of term dates for the year 2021, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC has given specific timelines n when teachers shall perform various activities on TPAD. These activities shall be done at the institution level. TPAD Calendar of Activities at the Institution Level S/NO TPAD Activity Action By Time Frame  1. Planning meetings […]

CS Magoha Warns School Heads against Flouting Government’s Fee Guidelines As Schools Get Funds

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha yesterday warned administrators of secondary schools against not following the government’s fee guidelines. The Cabinet Secretary pointed out that some head-teachers had raised fees at the expense of parents, a majority who have been hugely hit by the impact of COVID-19. “There are head-teachers who are unlawfully increasing school […]

Two Students Die, Parents Blame School

Two students lost their lives in circumstances that were not clear and families blame their schools. The first incident was the one reported at the City Mission Secondary School in Nakuru East. It involved a 17-year-old Form 1 student who died on Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nakuru. The hospital admitted […]

KUCCPS Portal Now Open For 2021/2022 Placement of 2020 KCSE Students to Colleges and Universities

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is a state corporation established under the Universities Act, 2012, to coordinate the placement of Government-sponsored students to universities and colleges, among other functions. The Placement Service is pleased to announce that the online application portal is now open to all secondary school principals to upload […]

Two people arrested as 15 students sneak from Mwongori Secondary School

Matutu Police Station police arrested fifteen students yesterday from Mwongori Secondary School in Borabu Sub-County. The group comprised of 11 boys and 4 girls who had sneaked from school. The students were arrested in Kijauri town after they sneaked from school. The students had entered a rental house belonging to one Joshua Okioga, 24, in […]