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School Principal Dies while going to Collect KCSE Examination Papers

Join Our Facebook Page The school principal for Rev Jeremiah Gitau Secondary School in Naivasha has been reported dead after her vehicle hit a stationary lorry in Longonot on the Maai Mahiu – Naivasha highway. This occurred at around 5:10 in the morning when she was on her way to collect KCSE examination materials in […]

TSC Formally Deregisters Sossion

Join Our Facebook Page After a long tussle, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has formally deregistered the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) embattled Secretary General Wilson Sossion. In a gazette notice posted on October 29, the teachers’ employer said that it had terminated the contract of Sossion. This means that he is no longer […]

Do You Know the New per Diem Rates Set by The SRC for Public Servants?

Did you know that the raise of Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) rates for teachers and other government employees based on local and international travel came from quite a sad and embarrassing story? Well, well, we all know that not long ago, the Teachers Service Commission made plans for conducting promotion interviews for teachers to various […]

“Triple Our Salaries”, Kenyan Teachers Now Demand

After years of relentless back and forth struggle between the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Teachers’ Service Commission, teachers have now demanded that their salaries be tripled in the next two years. Their demands are contained in a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that will come into effect for the period 2021-2023 […]

TSC Moves to Expedite Cases Involving Teachers

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is speeding up the hearing of disciplinary cases involving teachers by sending out its commissioners to six regions across the nation to spearhead the process. The commission is racing against time to ensure that all pending cases are heard and determined before the end of the year. The commission has […]

KUPPET Opposes New Directives On Principals’ Qualification

The teachers union, Kenya Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), has condemned a directive requiring that principals and deputy principals should have a Master’s degree. The union’s Secretary-General, Akello Misori, claimed that the new requirements are not only punitive but also discriminatory. In an advert published in August, the Teachers Service Commission had required that teachers […]

KEWOTA Requests TSC for 500 positions

After the recent announcement by the Teachers Service Commission regarding the opening of new positions, KEWOTA (Kenya Women Teachers Association) has made its request to their employer- the Teachers Service Commission to grant them at least 500 of the newly advertised positions. Their claim is those female teachers are also worthy of 50 % of […]

October TSC Jobs: Replacement of Primary and Secondary Teachers for August 2019

The Teachers Service Commission is advertising 264 posts to replace teachers who have exited service through Natural Attrition (220 posts for Primary Schools and 44 posts for Post Primary Institutions). Eligible candidates should meet the following basic requirements: Be Kenya citizens. Must be 45 years of age and below. Must have original Professional and Academic […]

TSC Releases Names of the 36 Teachers Dismissed and Deregistered

The Teachers Service Commission TSC has issued the names of 36 teachers dismissed and removed from the Kenya Teachers Register. According to Section 30 (l) (e) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, the commission is thereby notifying the public that the following teachers have been dismissed and removed from the teachers’ register. List of 36 […]

TSC to Employ 10,300 Teachers on Internship

The Teachers Service Commission TSC will, in this month of October, employ 10,300 intern teachers in an offer to curb the overstretched teaching workforce in the country. The interns will fill in the 4,300 vacancies in primary and 6000 in secondary schools. Salary: Teachers employed in Secondary schools will stash sh.15,000 every month while those in […]

Ministry of Education to Train More Special Education Teachers

Prof. George Magoha, CS Education on Wednesday, hinted that the government of Kenya would train more special needs education teachers to handle the increased numbers of learners with special needs. The CS said this while on a visit to assess the instructional and learning offices in Nairobi-Kasarani’s Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE). He said […]