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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.

Government Begins Mop-Up Exercise to Boost 100 Percent CBC Transition

Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education has begun mopping-up operations in Busia County to ensure that the government’s policy of one hundred per cent transition from primary to secondary school is achieved. It has been revealed that more than480 students who sat for the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) have not […]

Heads of Primary Schools Call for Review of Capitation Funds

Join Our Telegram Group Headteachers across the country have called on the government to review the capitation on pupils upwards claiming that the funds are not enough. The Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) Chairperson Johnson Nzioka said that many primary schools were going through hard times in their operations due to inadequate funds disbursed […]

TSC Directs Teachers to Validate Data on TPAY System

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has directed teachers across the country under its payroll to validate data on the TPAY system. Among the details that will be required are the TSC emails that teachers were to create via a Microsoft account some months ago. The directive was issued via a circular dated the 8th of […]

KNEC to Pay 2021 KCSE Invigilators and Supervisors

Teachers who were involved in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination are set to be paid their dues after waiting for a long time. This was after Bomet Centra Member of Parliament (MP) Ronald Tonui inquired why the teachers had not yet been paid in the National Assembly. The MP also wanted […]

TSC Reshuffles Principals

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has transferred principals of three schools located in Murang’a County. The principal of Kiaguthu Boys School, Gerrison Mwangi has been transferred to Njiiri High School to replace the outgoing Kamau Chomba who is set to take charge of Alliance High School located in Kiambu area. Mwangi on his part handed […]

KUCCPS Portal Open for Second Revision

The Kenya University and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) opened its portal yesterday for the second revision of school choices. Candidates who were not placed at any university in the programmes they selected have been urged to do a second revision of their choices between the 7th and the 11th of June this year. The […]

Strathmore University Student Found Dead and Dangling In a Wardrobe

A 21-year-old female student at Strathmore University was found dead and dangling in a wardrobe in her hostel room at Madaraka estate on Sunday the 5th of June. According to Lang’ata Sub-County Police Commander Benjamin Mwanthi, the incident is being investigated. The late female student’s body was found in her wardrobe with a scarf tied […]

Teachers from 6 Public Schools to be arrested over Illegal Charges

Teachers from six public schools located in Nairobi are set to be arrested for being charged illegal fees to admitting new learners into their schools. A team of auditors has been dispatched from the Ministry of Education to investigate the accused schools following complaints from parents to the school. Kifaru, Busara, Unity, Bidii, Peter Kibukosya […]

Government to Launch Coding Pilot Programme in 150 Schools Tomorrow

The government is set to launch a computer coding program curriculum support material on a pilot basis in public primary and secondary schools under the Digital Literacy Programme. Coding is the process of commands that are intended to make the computer understand a computer user’s intentions. The lessons shall be presented to learners via an […]

Courts Stop Egerton University from Cutting Salaries of UASU Members

A Nakuru court has temporarily stopped Egerton University from deducting salaries from Staff members of the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) as punishment for being involved in a strike last year. Allegedly, Egerton University deducted the salaries of UASU members during a strike that lasted three months starting on November 15. As a result, the […]