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Number of Pregnant Girls Sitting for National Examinations Revealed

Join Our Telegram Group One hundred and twenty-four (124) pregnant girls from Kajiado County are set to sit for their KPSEA, KCSE and KCPE this year. According to Kajiado Acting County Commissioner Harun Kamau, 10 expecting girls are set to sit for their Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations, 28 girls will sit for […]

Headteacher Intentionally Fails To Register KCPE Candidates

Join Our Telegram Group A primary school headteacher of Nkaimurunya Primary School has allegedly been revealed to have intentionally failed to register Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates. According to reports, most of these learners as autistic. The affected students ought to have been enrolled under a particular category of students. Despite the learners […]

Government Implements Security Measures to Prevent Examination Malpractices

Join Our Telegram Group On Monday the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu assured the public that this year’s national examinations will be credible. Machogu was inspecting the distribution of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examination papers in Mombasa. He revealed that the government has […]

Zetech University Don Gives Advice to Graduates

Zetech University’s Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Njenga Munene has implored students and graduates that they need to integrate their skills with technology for them to have an advantage. He called on them to be innovative with relevant technology that will enable them to have a competitive edge in the job market. While addressing the congregation during […]

Government Urged To Recruit Professional Counsellors in Schools

A clinical psychologist has recommended to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) that the government recruits professional counsellors in both primary and secondary schools. In her view, this will curb the increasing cases of mental health in both students and teachers. According to Dr Monica Gitonga, behaviours exhibited by children were mental health […]

Elephants Disrupt Learning in Taita

Elephants have disrupted several schools in Taita Taveta County after elephants invaded villages in the evenings and mornings in search of food and water amid the ongoing drought. According to the Wundanyi Sub-County Director of Education Justus Jilo, most of the schools in the areas of Paranga, Kishushe and Nyache have suspended their morning and […]

JKUAT Don Awarded First Professor Emeritus Title

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture (JKUAT) has issued the first award of Professor Emeritus to Prof Surindar Uppal. Professor Surindar Uppal is a long-serving Professor of Mathematics who retired from JKUAT in December 2020 and has now been awarded the honorary title for his distinguished contribution to academic research and extensive philanthropy at JKUAT. Prof […]

KNUT Wants TSC to be charged with Recruiting ECDE Teachers

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) want the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to be charged with recruiting Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. Their efforts are gaining ground with Malel Langat and Richard Lentyaa, members of the KNUT National Executive Committee believing that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) should be the one hiring and […]

8 KCPE Candidates Drown While On School Trip

Two Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates drowned while on a school trip to Theta Dam in Gatundu South, Kiambu County. A search was then conducted immediately to recover their bodies. The students had just completed their rehearsals when they reportedly went on a school field trip on Friday the 25th of November 2022. […]

TSC Issues Circular Regarding Training Revolving Fund for Public Service

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a circular regarding the training revolving fund for public service. The following is the circular: CIRCULAR NO: 14/2022 TO: All Teachers All Secretariat Staff TRAINING REVOLVING FUND FOR PUBLIC SERVICE The Government considers the development of its Human Resources a priority area and a key strategy toward National […]

TSC Blamed For Its Failure to Confirm Teachers in Acting Capacity

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been blamed for failing to confirm teachers who have been working in an acting capacity across Kenyan schools. The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has laid the blame on the Commission for failing to confirm teachers who are rightfully supposed to have been confirmed in their acting […]