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Bandit Seizes a Primary School in Baringo and Turns it into His Home

Join Our Telegram Group A bandit in Baringo County has seized a primary school block in Baringo County and turned it into his home in an uncharacteristic show of defiance. A shocking revelation has hit the headlines after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki told the Senate that a Standard Eight classroom is now the man’s […]

Retired Teacher Arrested over the Valentine’s Day Murder of His Wife

Join Our Telegram Group A retired primary school teacher has been arrested after his wife died during Valentine’s Day in Chepkumia Village in Nandi County. According to reports, the cause of death of Rose Jerono Ng’asura shocked villagers with a post-mortem report and other investigations revealing that she was stabbed on the night of February […]

Government Allows JSS Learners to Wear Old Uniforms

The government has issued a new regulation that will allow students to wear uniforms from their previous schools. On Tuesday the 28th of February 2023, this consensus was arrived at, at State House Nairobi under the direction of President William Ruto. According to the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu, no pupil should be expelled […]

TSC Set to Review 2021-2025 CBA for July’s Salary Increment

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to review the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that it signed together with the main teachers’ unions. The main teachers’ unions that signed the 2021-2025 CBA are the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (KUPPET) and the KEWOTA. The Commission wants around […]

Here is why the Distribution of Grade 7 Textbooks Has Been Delayed

According to reports, a debt of Kes. 6 billion and the delayed release of the school’s distribution list is why the supply of textbooks for Grade 7 learners has not been completed, several weeks after schools reopened. The delayed release of the report issued by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) which would […]

TSC Set to Recruit 20,000 Grade 7 Teachers this July

According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia, the Commission is set to recruit 20,000 intern teachers to teach Grade 7 in July this year. The move is intended to address the shortage of teachers in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). The TSC CEO revealed this in parliament when asked what […]

TSC Issues Circular on Vetting and Deploying of P1 Teachers to JSS

The Teachers Service Commission has issued the following circular regarding the vetting and deploying of P1 teachers to Junior Secondary School (JSS). DEPLOYMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS The Commission has reviewed a total of 10,833 requests from qualified primary school teachers for deployment of Junior Secondary Schools. Lists of teachers have […]

KNEC Reveals Dates for Registration of Grade 6 Learners for KPSEA exams

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has revealed the dates when the registration of the 2023 national examinations under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). KNEC revealed through a statement that the assessment for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) would start on the 3rd of March, 2023. […]