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Biology Paper 1 Examiner Dies in KNEC’s 2019 Marking Exercise

Join Our Telegram Group Kenyan teachers have once again lost one of their own, an examiner of biology paper one. The lady examiner was marking this year’s 2019 KCSE Biology exams at Lenana high school when the demise struck. Colleague teachers at the center said the examiner collapsed during the exercise. She was then taken […]

MP Wants TSC CEO Dr. Macharia and all Commissioners Out of Office

Join Our Telegram Group Honorable George Peter Opondo Kaluma, the member of Parliament for Homa Bay Town Constituency, is petitioning for the removal of the Teachers Service Commission Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nancy Macharia with all of her commissioners. The Teachers Service commissioners are; Chairperson Lydia Nzomo, Mbarak Twahir, Albert Ekirapa, Kinoti Imanyara, Tache Gollo, […]

TSC Pulls Out Support, Personale and Sponsorship for KEPSHA after Sossion’s Speech

Following the Speech delivered by embattled KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has pulled out of the KEPSHA delegates 2019 Conference. The Kenya Primary Schools Heads Association (KEPSHA) delegates conference is currently ongoing in Mombasa. Yesterday, Tuesday 2nd December 2019, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General addressed the school heads, […]

KNEC Examiners Strike at Machakos Girls High School

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2019 Examination results release dates could change after some of Kenya National Examinations Council’s examiners downed their tools today Monday 2nd December 2019 at Machakos Girls high school. The Business Paper 2 national examiners had reported at the Machakos girls high school for the marking exercise over the […]

TSC Intern Applicants Skip Interviews as Several Schools Miss Teachers

The Teachers Service Commission TSC internship interviews are ongoing throughout the country and is experiencing low applicants turnout. Most intern applicants decided to skip the interviews for fear of missing out on the future TSC teacher recruitments. TSC had advertised over 10,000 teaching internship vacancies in early October to help address the national teacher shortage. […]

How KNEC Robs Kenyans Millions of Shillings when Checking Examinations Results

Every year, the announcements of the release of national exams result in both the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) have always raised mixed emotions among Kenyans. With this, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), has been taking advantage of the situation to rip-off the poor anxious Kenyans […]

Lecturer Jailed for 3 Years for Demanding Sex with Student

A 69 year-old Lecturer Mr. Samson Mahimbo, has been sentenced to pay a fine equivalent to KShs. 222,000 or three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges including soliciting sexual favors from his first-year student. Mr. Mahimbo is a lecturer at National Institute of Transportation (NIT), a renown institution in Tanzania. The verdict […]

Court Reinstates Wilson Sossion to be a Teacher

In Summary Labour Court on Monday reinstated KNUT Secretary General to the TSC’s Teacher register TSC had in early November Deregistered Sossion through a gazette notice Courts order in place till Sossion’s case is determined. Kenya National Union of Teachers KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion is breathing a sigh of relief after the Employment and […]

CS Magoha Says KCSE 2019 Exam Results to be Released before Chrismas

The cabinet secretary of Education, Prof. George Magoha, has once again assured Kenyans that the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations KCSE 2019 results will be out before Christmas. Prof. Magoha was addressing the parents, teachers, and students of Kapsisiywa Secondary school in Nandi County when he hinted on the 2019 KCSE results release day. Government […]