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Lecturers Protest Education CS’s Remarks Regarding Funding Public Varsities

Join Our Telegram Group University Academic Staff Union (UASU) have strongly opposed a recent Statement issued by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education that funding to public universities will be stopped. UASU’s National Organizing Secretary Onesmus Maluki Mutio who is also UASU Multimedia University (MMU) Chapter Secretary told the media that the CS’s announcement surprised […]

CS Machogu Promises Credible National Examinations

Join Our Telegram Group The Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu has promised Kenyans that this year’s national examinations and assessments will kick off later this month. Grade 6 and Class 8 learners will sit for the Kenya Primary Schools Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations between the 28th of […]

Headteacher Fired After Sending Learners to His House

Join Our Telegram Group A school principal admitted to allowing a sick school girl to cook food in his house and taking some to the school dormitory leading to his being sacked. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) fired the principal and his sacking was confirmed by the Employment and Labour Relations Court on the 27th […]

Kirinyaga ECDE Teachers Confirmed On Permanent and Pensionable Terms

Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) teachers in Kirinyaga had a big reason to smile after they received news that they had been confirmed on permanent and pensionable terms. A total of 410 Kirinyaga ECDE teachers were employed on a permanent basis and their salaries increased effectively. Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru had revealed the teachers […]

BOMs Warned against Defending Teachers Who Defile Girls in Schools

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has blamed Boards of Management (BOM) of secondary schools for defending teachers who are involved in the defilement of female students. While attending a five-day Sub-County Directors workshop held at ARC Hall in Egerton University, the TSC Field Service Directorate official Cecilia Musyoki revealed that the Commission’s disciplinary department had […]

Baringo Students to Stay In School Regardless of School Fees Arrears

Baringo North Member of Parliament (MP) has promised that in his Constituency no student will be sent home sent for school fees beginning in 2023. Speaking while at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Kabarnet after holding a meeting with all principals of schools in Baringo North Secondary School principals Hon. Joseph Makilap lamented […]

Grade 6 Learners Will Be Tested In These Areas

Grade 6 learners across the country are set to sit for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) which is set to be the final examination in primary school. Grade Six Learners will do examinations in Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Kenyan Sign Language, Science and Technology, Physical and Health Education, Agriculture, Home Science, Social Studies, Art […]

TSC Portal for Wealth Declaration Open: All You Need To Know

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has directed all teachers to fill out the Government Wealth Declaration forms beginning from the 1st of November 2022. A 30th of July 2021notice in the Kenyan Gazette signed by the TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia revealed the new requirements for filling the wealth declaration forms according to […]

Education CS Sees Lorries Headed To Deliver Food to ASAL Areas

The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education Ezekiel Machogu who was recently sworn into office and has now seemingly performed his first task in office by overseeing around ten (10) lories leave to deliver food to Arid and Semi-Arid Areas (ASAL). The ASAL areas are the counties of Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Turkana, Samburu, Isiolo […]

Female Students Urged to Embrace STEM Subjects

Female scholars and researchers in the field of Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM) have implored female students not to have the notion that Science subjects are not for the female gender. Dr Lilian Kong’ani, the Head of Environmental Governance and Management said that girls should not be afraid of pursuing Science courses and urged […]

MP Promises to Start a Motion to Impeach TSC CEO Nancy Macharia

Moments after passing of the motion to end delocalization which he had sponsored, Luramba Member of Parliament (MP) Titus Khamala said that he is set to present another motion to impeach the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia. The MP who had presented a motion titled “Review of Teacher Deployment […]

KEPSHA Warns Drought May Affect National Examination Candidates

The Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) has called on the government to develop measures to avert the looming crisis in schools that will be caused by the ongoing drought. In their view, this will help to ensure that candidates dropping out of school due to hunger are able to come back in good time […]