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Education Stakeholders want University Entrance Examinations

Join Our Facebook Page A section of education stakeholders has proposed the introduction of university entrance examinations to ensure that only deserving students get admitted to the institutions. The universities are to carry out the tests on their own to ascertain that they are getting learners who fit the programmes they enrol in. The proposal […]

TSC Conducts Changes in Top Positions

Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has conducted changes in top positions after many directors either left the organization or transferred to new stations. In the changes, Ms Lilian Wachira who had been Western TSC Regional Director (RD) has been appointed as the new Head of Staffing in an acting capacity. She […]

Ensure Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) is affordable

Join Our Facebook Page Nandi County political leaders have urged the Ministry of Education to ensure Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) is affordable and accessible to everybody. While speaking in Nandi Hills, Senator Samson Cherargei complained that the new curriculum is too expensive and the burden of bearing the cost has been placed squarely on parents. Cherargei […]

Schools to Reopen after Azimio Demonstrations

Schools to Reopen after Azimio Demonstrations in Nairobi and its surrounding areas are set to resume after reopening following the midterm break was delayed after Monday’s protests. According to the Ministry of Education’s calendar, students were supposed to resume today. However, due to concerns raised by teachers and parents over the safety of learners in […]

Judge Nullifies TSC Disciplinary Panels’ Decisions

A judge has nullified the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) disciplinary panels’ decisions that were not chaired by any member of the Commission. Justice Byram Ongaya ruled that a disciplinary panel must include at least one commissioner who also chairs the session. The ruling has serious ramifications in the teaching fraternity with multiple disciplinary cases conducted […]

Unknown Assailants attack and Kill Mbale Boys Teacher

Unkown assailants attacked and killed Mbale Boys teacher On Wednesday. The tragic death of the teacher has caused sorrow and fear among both students and teaching staff. The 28-year-old Silas Owuor, a teacher of Business Studies, was the victim of a brutal attack by people who are yet to be identified on Wednesday evening that […]

TSC Set to Deploy Second Cohorts of P1 Teachers to JSS this Coming Week

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to begin deploying the second cohort of practising PTE teachers to Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) next week. The process of document verification and posting of the teachers will be conducted simultaneously by TSC Sub-County Directors after they received lists of applicants from TSC. The first cohort has already […]

Wilson Sossion Appointed CAS

Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion is among those who President William Samoei Ruto has appointed Chief of Administrative Secretaries (CAS). Wilson Sossion has been appointed CAS to the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage where he will work alongside Hon. Rehema Dida Jaldesa. The Ministry of Education saw the appointment […]

University Placement and Funding for Private Universities Comes to an End

Private universities are set to experience tough times after the government decided to terminate the treasury’s funding for the institutions. This was hinted at by the 2023-24 Budget Policy Statement which indicated that the state had initiated the process of ending placement of government-sponsored students in private universities starting the next financial year. If the […]