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Rift Valley Delegates Officially Endorse Collins Oyuu to Challenge Sossion

Join Our Telegram Group Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion’s competition is on the rise as teachers’ representatives from the Rift Valley endorsed Collins Oyuu to dislodge Sossion in the coming union elections. Teachers from 21 out of the total 25 branches in the Rift Valley Region backed Mr. Collins Oyuu unanimously. […]

President Uhuru’s Plan for the Girl-Child

Join Our Telegram Group President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed that plans are being made to ensure all girls attend and complete school. His Excellency promised that his government will ensure that future pandemics do not interfere with learning in schools. The President was speaking during a virtual meeting he held with the United Kingdom PM […]

KNUT’s 2021 Official List of Members and Delegates Set to Attend Upcoming ADC

May 12, 2021 To: ALL Branch Executive Secretaries RE: DELEGATES ALLOCATION FOR THE ANNUAL DELEGATES CONFERENCE OF KENYA NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS (KNUT) Pursunt to our Circular Ref No. KNUT/ADC/82/1/2021 dated 22nd April 2021, here attached find the delegates allocation to your branch to enable you cause a Branch Executive Committee (BEC) meeting to appoint […]

Teachers could miss out on July Pay over KRA Tax Returns

TSC-employed teachers who do not file their KRA tax returns on time could miss out on their July pay after the revenue authority revealed a penalty for the offense. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said that Kenyans who will not have filed their tax returns before the 30th of June risk losing their KRA pins. […]

SRC’s Move That Will Affect Allowances Paid to State Officers

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) will soon make public guidelines that will cap allowances for state officers at the rate of 40 percent of their basic pay. The SRC Chairperson Lyn Mengich revealed that the guidelines will be in the system by the end of June or the beginning of July. The SRC chairperson […]

Top KCSE Student: God and Hardwork Made Me Great

Simiyu Robinson Wanjala from Murang’a High School was the best student in the now released 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. Wanjala got the grade A with a mean score of 87.334. Speaking from his parents’ home in Buruburu, Robinson revealed that even though he performed well from Form 1, he never expected […]

TSC Happy With the High Rate of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia said yesterday that the Commission has been impressed with the rate at which teachers have taken the COVID-19 vaccine jab. “We are impressed with the high rate of the COVID-19 vaccine uptake consulting 48.9 percent females and 51 percent males,” said Dr. Nancy Macharia. According to the […]