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KNUT could call for a Strike over CBA 2021-2025

Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has threatened full-blown industrial action against its employer if TSC does not conduct new salary talks within the next two weeks. KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion said that the current rates of salary, where teachers earn a cumulative sum of Sh. 54 million, was […]

TSC Circular on Upscaling of Online Services

Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Services Commission (TSC) just like most government institutions like Huduma Center have been integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their operations. TSC has issued a circular on the upscaling of online services. The Details on the Circular are as follows. CIRCULAR  NO: 2/2021 ALL:        DIRECTOR, CEMESTEA                 […]

Ministry of Education Orders Fresh Choices for KCPE Candidates by 26th Feb

The Ministry of Education has directed KCPE candidates to do a revision of Sub-County school choices. This was via a circular addressed to Regional Directors of Education, County Directors of Education and Sub-County Directors of Education. The Ministry of Education has asked schools to revise the choices between 15th February and 26th February, 2021. Besides, […]

KUPPET Demands Fairness in Promotions

DEMAND FOR FAIRNESS IN THE PROMOTIONS OF PRINCIPALS, DEPUTY PRINCIPALS, AND SENIOR MASTERS KUPPET commends the Teacher Service Commission for rolling out promotions for 33,000 teachers. These promotions will go a long way in addressing the endemic stagnation by teachers in the same Job Groups. We urge the government to provide the funds for the […]

Ministry Directs Fresh Registration of TTCs as Intake Nears

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has ordered the re-registration of all teacher training colleges (TTCs). This was communicated through a circular sent yesterday on 10th February 2021, to all County Directors of Education (CDEs). The re-registration was ordered to happen immediately. This happens at a time when the ministry is transiting the training teachers in […]

TSC Latest Promotion Interviews Marking Scheme and Questions

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is currently conducting interviews for the previously advertised posts for promotion. As a result, the Teachers Service Commission has released a new marking scheme that is being used and shall be used for the remaining interviews. In this marking scheme, more emphasis has been given to the performance of the […]

President Uhuru’s Full Speech during CBC Report Launch

SPEECH BY H.E. HON. UHURU KENYATTA DURING THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM (CBC) TASKFORCE REPORT DATE – 9TH OF FEBRUARY, 2021 VENUE – KICC NAIROBI AT 14:00 HRS Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Good Afternoon 1. I am delighted to see many distinguished educators here today: men and women who have spent their […]

PROPOSAL: No Setting Up Of New University, Campus or College for 5 Years

If the government adopts the recommendations of a parliamentary committee, there will be not setting up of universities, colleges, or campuses in Kenya. A raft of other reforms has been proposed with the intention of stabilizing the funding and provision of higher education. The proposal is intended to curb spending on expansion and channel the […]

Fate of KCPE and Boarding to be known as Uhuru Launches Report

The burden on parents of managing their children who are attending school will be laid bare today as there is an impending release of a report recommending an end to boarding schools. Preliminary findings of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) task-force reveal a proposal that all children joining Junior Secondary schools to be day-scholars. According to […]

CS Magoha: Students Who Burn Schools To Be Jailed and Marked

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has issued a warning to learners who are involved in destroying school infrastructure. The CS said that besides paying for the damage they caused, they shall also be punished in court and held criminally liable. Prof George Magoha revealed that learners involved in these vices will be jailed to […]