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TSC Issues a Circular Warning Its Employees to Stay Away From Politics

Join Our Facebook Page In a Circular dated December 1, 2020, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has reminded its employees of their constitutional obligation of staying away from politics. The reason for revealing the circular is not yet known, or perhaps TSC teachers and other employees of the Commission need reminding that any public officers […]

HELB Reports 50% Increase in Loan Defaulters as Economy Dwindles

Join Our Facebook Page 38,314 more former university students have defaulted on their Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) financing in the 10 months to October as the global COVID-19 pandemic triggered sacking of employees, closure of businesses, and a reduction in hiring. HELB data revealed in Parliament on Wednesday shows defaulted loan accounts have risen […]

Thika High School to Put Up Sh100m Modern Sports Field

Join Our Facebook Page On Monday, Mount Kenya University (MKU) revealed that they had signed a deal with Thika High School to build a Sh. 100 million sporting field and an indoor arena. In the deal, Thika High School shall provide the land with the University developing the sporting facility to be used by the […]

State Supports New Plan of Tripling University Fees

In the coming days, university students will pay a lot more for their education as the government is apparently in support of an increase in school fees. The amount of school fees is likely to rise up to three times what students are currently paying for their education. Vice-Chancellors in Universities across the country want […]

December 2020 TSC Primary School Interns Vacancies Distribution

2020 December Teachers Service Commission, TSC,  primary schools teachers internship distribution list of vacancies (posts) per county.  For more details on the application process, qualification requirements, and application deadline, read this: December 2020 TSC Internship Vacancies  for Primary and Secondary School Teachers. COUNTY             POSTS Baringo County 43 Bomet County 42 Bungoma County 43 Busia County […]

TSC Vacancies for December 2020: Principals (500 Posts), Director KCSE (1 Post)

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has invited applications for the following appointment posts. Director – Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) – Grade D5/T-Scale (1 Post) Chief Principal – Grade D5/T – Scale 15 (200 posts) Appointment of senior principal – (Grade d4/T-Scale 14) – 300 Posts TSC is a Constitutional Commission established under Article […]

TSC Vacancies for 6,674 Intern Teachers December 2020; Application, Deadline, Requirements, Salary

The Teachers Service Commission has announced allowance for applications from candidates who are qualified teachers to apply for 6,674 teacher internship posts. The invitation for applications corresponds with the Government’s Initiative to build a pool of young talents for the Kenya Labour Market. According to the advertisement, 1,998 slots are for applicants of primary schools […]

TSC Hardship Area Review: Latest List of All Hardship Areas

TSC has removed all Sub-Counties located in Nyandarua County from the list of hardship areas. Other counties affected by this move are Murangá, Kandara, Kigumo, and Nyahururu Sub-Counties The New List TSC has assigned various areas as hardship areas. The areas listed as hardship comprise those that are in arid areas, those affected by famine […]

Form 2 Student Killed By Police Enforcing COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Kolanya Boys Secondary School form two student, Ezekiel Odera, has passed on after being shot by Police officers reinforcing COVID-19 safety protocols in Malaba. The incident happened sparked chaos in Malaba town yesterday (Friday). The local people marched to Malaba Police Station, Blocked the Malaba – Bungoma road, and lit a bonfire to show their […]

Students Sent Home Over Reports of COVID-19 in Nakuru School

Kiamaina Secondary School in Bahati, Nakuru County closed indefinitely after four students in the institutions returned positive results of COVID-19. The government closing the school means that more than 100 KCSE candidates will stay at home for a duration of two weeks (14 weeks). The county department of health said that the students who tested […]

TSC Removes Payment of Hardship Allowance in Some Counties

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has made an official announcement to remove payment of hardship allowance in some sub-counties that they previously listed as hardship areas. TSC commenced the process of mapping and reviewing the hardship regions in the country at some point in September 2020. The scrapping of the payments for teachers in the […]

Pupils Accuse Teacher of Sexual Misconduct As They Protest At Police Station

Pupils of Kagio Primary School went to a police station in Kirinyaga County and staged a protest, demanding the arrest of their teacher whom they accused of sexual misconduct. The Class Eight pupils entered the police station forcefully while shouting on Friday evening. Some of the pupils claimed that the teacher touched their private parts […]