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Dr Nancy Macharia is the TSC CEO, Not Leaving Any Soon

Join Our Telegram Group Following a lot of pressure from teachers and online platforms for Dr. Nancy Macharia to step down from being the CEO of TSC, all those who have been having the hope of this happening are going to have to make do with her until her first term is over at the […]

TSC Medical Cover Administrators Suspends Nairobi Women’s Hospital Health Services

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Medical Cover Administrators have suspended the Inpatient Health Services of Nairobi Women’s Hospital following allegations of fraudulent activities in the facility. A letter dated 25th of April 2020 and titled, “Suspension of Inpatient Healthcare Services-Teachers Service Commission Medical Scheme 2013-2020,” was sent to the hospital notifying […]

TSC Disowns Circular About Stopping Salary of Over 3,500 Teachers and Staff

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has disowned the circular posted earlier concerning the stoppage of April salaries of over 3,500 teachers and commission staff due to wealth declaration non-compliance. TSC sent short text messages (SMS) to the affected teachers telling them to ignore the information circulating on the internet. “Please ignore posts circulating on social […]

Teacher Creates Emergency Ventilator, Ready to Share it Globally

Jon Amory, an Engineering teacher at Baxter Academy, with his 20 students designed a ventilator that can be made from readily available items valued at Ksh. 150,000 (USD 1,500). Motivated by the critical shortage of medical ventilators facing hospitals as they try to help patients afflicted with the COVID-19, Amory started doing his research. Quickly […]

CS Magoha Once Again Insists No Postponing KCSE and KCPE Exams

The Cabinet Secretary of Education prof George Magoha has insisted that the government will not postpone the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) national examinations to compensate the Lost time during the Covid-19 national pandemic. Prof Magoha was addressing the nation at Afya House in Nairobi on the […]

Teachers File Your KRA Returns, TSC Reminds Tutors

Teachers under the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, have been reminded to file their Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax returns. The reminder came through a circular dated 9th April 2020, titled, ‘Filing of Individual Income Tax Returns for the year 2019 and signed by TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia. In the communique, the Commission directed all […]

Education CS Magoha Asks for Contingency Plans Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has shut down almost everything. Some countries have begun a total lockdown or a curfew as it is here in Kenya to try to contain the spread of the ‘not-yet-curable’ disease. Education has been paralyzed at all levels and this has led to people wondering “what next?” and so has Magoha […]

How to Register Your Company to NHIF Online

NHIF provides medical insurance cover to registered members and their declared dependents (spouse and children). To be a member of NHIF one needs to attain the age of 18 years and years and earn an income of more than KES 1000 every month. NHIF registers all eligible members from both the informal and formal sectors. […]

2020 ECDE and SNE Examinations Postponed Until Further Notice

The 2020 Early Childhood Development Education ECDE and Special Needs Education SNE April Examinations by Kenya National Examinations Council KNEC have been postponed until further notice. Kenya National Examinations Council issued a circular dated 30th March 2020 to all principals of colleges offering 2020 ECDE and SNE examinations citing the postponement. KNEC CEO, Dr. Mercy […]

KUCCPS Announces Second Revision of Choices for 2020/2021 University Selection

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service KUCCPS have today announced that the online application system will open for the Second Revision of degree, diploma and certificate choices from Thursday,  the 2nd of April, 2020 to Wednesday, the 15th of April 15, 2020. According to KUCCPS, the Second Revision will be open for all the applicants who did not […]