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Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Kwanza administration had promised to do away with the delocalization of teachers with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) set to adjust accordingly. This has made many teachers working in areas that are hard to staff across the country seek transfers. According to research done by Teacher.co.ke, a good number […]
Join Our Telegram Group A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has begun an initiative of planting 115,000 trees in all public schools located in Shinyalu Constituency located in Kakamega County. Through their manager Martin Lusuli, the Ikana Maendeleo Foundation has pledged to plant 500 tree seedlings in 230 public schools located in the constituency. The move is […]
Join Our Telegram Group The National Association of Private Universities (NAPU) has recommended that only students in higher institutions of learning should be funded. Through their Secretary General Dr Vincent Gichuru Gaitho who is also the Vice Chairperson of Mount Kenya University Council, they said that the union had presented their proposals to the Presidential […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to recruit primary and secondary school interns in January next year. The Head of State revealed this when he said that intern teachers are part of the 30,000 teachers who are set to be employed in January 2023. President William Ruto spoke on Wednesday the 12 of October […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council has released briefing notes meant for field officers who shall administer national examinations THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL BRIEFING AND SENSITIZATION NOTES FOR FIELD OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2022 KPSEA, KCPE AND KCSE EXAMINATIONS 1.0 INTRODUCTION The 2022 National examinations’ field administration season will commence with the […]
There is an expectation that the Kenya Kwanza administration could announce a decision on the contentious Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC). The fate of the CBC could be decided within two weeks and this could mark a turn in proceedings regarding the implementation of the CBC. Presentations made to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called for the government to finance the development of mobile laboratories in schools. The Executive Secretary of KNUT for the Nairobi Chapter said that the labs are quite affordable. According to reports, mobile laboratories acquired by the School Equipment Production Unit (SEPU) are priced at around Kshs. […]
Youth across the country has been implored to maintain peace, especially at this time when Grade 6 and 7, Class 8 and Form Four candidates are set to sit for their national examinations this month. “Without peace, development projects like education and farming are disrupted slowing down the growth of communities,” said Narok County Commissioner […]
Insecurity, poor internet connectivity and a shortage of teachers have been blamed for derailing the implementation of the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) in the country’s North Eastern Region. According to Garissa Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Executive Secretary Abdirizak Hussein, unlike in other parts of the country, the North Eastern region is experiencing insecurity issues […]
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned ‘examination cartels’ ahead of the upcoming national examinations. DP Gachagua was speaking on Friday the 11th of November at the New Mitihani House in South C in Nairobi where he oversaw the launch of the national examinations season. Riggy G put unscrupulous officers in the education sector on notice […]
The Governor of Bomet County Hillary Barchok has criticized the poly on university admissions of Government-sponsored students to private universities. In his view, the policy is financially unsustainable. Dr Barchok said that the policy is the main reason why universities are facing financial problems. In his view, the architects of the policy want to ‘kill’ […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Executive Secretary for Yatta has called on the government to employ more teachers to cover junior secondary school learners. “At the moment, there is no way the current number of teachers can handle the Competence-Based Currriculum (CBC). More teachers need to be employed and the government should take […]