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Join Our Facebook Page Filing tax returns has been made easier through the Kenya Revenue Authority’s online filing portal. Filing tax returns early helps you escape penalties associated with late filing of returns. The penalty is ksh. 20,000 as stated in the 2015 Tax Procedures Act. A recommendation that 30th of June every employed or […]
Join Our Facebook Page It has been reported that students in some Ugandan universities are stuck in their hostels, with nothing to eat. At least 300 students in Makerere university, Kyambogo university and Uganda Christian University have been trapped in their hostels since the 18th of March, 2020 when the COVID-19 lock-down started. The students […]
Join Our Facebook Page Due to numerous inquiries from parents, teachers, and the 2020 KCSE Candidates on the procedure on how they can download the examination result slip online, I present this simple guide. What you need before starting to download the 2020/2021 KCSE result slip: Secondary School KNEC Portal Username Secondary School KNEC Portal […]
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 least in June. The […]
A total of 2.4 Million Kenya Shillings is up for grabs in 2020 InterswitchSPAK Kenya Students National Science Contest. The amount will be shared by the top 3 students in form of University scholarships. The top best student, second best, and the third best will win themselves Sh. 1.5 million, Sh. 750,000, and Sh. 150,000 […]
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 it of breach of […]
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 […]
In the middle of the coronavirus global pandemic, the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has said that it will not pay over 3,500 teachers and secretariat staff who by the 14th of January 2020 failed to file their wealth declaration. The commission released the sad news through a circular dated the 14th of April 2020. In […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]