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Join Our Telegram Group The Deputy Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general has revealed what transpired during the meeting between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the teachers’ union. Hesbon Otieno, the KNUT Deputy Secretary-General said that talks regarding salary increments as well as other issues affecting teachers were discussed and concluded. “We had […]
Join Our Telegram Group According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), there are more than 600,000 learners who are not in school. The figure could be much higher owing to the unprecedented novel coronavirus pandemic. These high figures can be attributed to poverty, early marriage, gender-based violence, and backward cultural norms such as prioritizing […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Government through the Ministry of Education has begun the second phase of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms to support the new curriculum. The government is set to build 3,500 additional classrooms for the CBC across the country. The second phase begins after the first phase was completed resulting in the […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has told politicians that they will not be allowed to meddle in the management of schools across the country. CS Magoha cited the ongoing construction of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) as an example of where politicians will not be allowed to interfere. Magoha implored school boards of […]
The number of male students joining secondary schools in Kirinyaga has been reducing with most of them needing up in child labor. Earning gotten from this is channeled to illicit liquor and narcotics. According to stakeholders in education, overemphasis on the girl child’s education has led to the neglect of the boy-child. This leads to […]
Two secondary school students who were arrested for being suspected of the death of a man seven months ago are seeking permission from the court to allow them to seek reconciliation with the deceased’s family via a plea bargain. A plea bargain is a negotiated agreement between an accused criminal and a prosecutor whereby the […]
The Personal Computers that were delivered to schools countrywide as part of the Jubilee Government’s free laptop project are being sold in Uganda starting from Kshs. 4,087 which is around 150,000 UGX. One of the sellers running an advertisement page on Facebook claimed to originate from Uganda. According to Kenyans.co.ke some of the tablets discovered […]
In two weeks the Ministry of Education is set to publish guidelines that schools will use in admitting learners to junior secondary school (JSS). According to the Principal Secretary for Curriculum Implementation, Fatuma Chege, the rules will act as a guide on the transition and implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in JSS. According to […]
Some unemployed primary school teachers are calling on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to follow the year of graduation in recruitment for the sake of fairness. The teachers want the Commission to follow the year that teachers graduated from their respective Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) in its recruitment exercise. The teachers protested after the Commission […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has agreed to deploy primary school teachers to teach in secondary schools with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) set to make its debut at the Junior secondary schools level next year. The Commission is also set to engage teachers’ unions regarding the P1 teachers’ deployment in junior secondary school. However, the […]
Schools are set to open on Tuesday the 12th of July 2022 after Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i declared Monday a public holiday. In a gazette notice issued on Friday, Dr Fred Matiang’i revealed that Monday shall be a holiday in order to allow for the celebrations of Idd-ul-Adha. “It is notified for general […]
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and innovation Jerome Ochieng’ has shown his appreciation for the contribution of ICT to the growth of the country’s economy. The PS was speaking while attending the training of accredited suppliers, contractors and county officials on ICT standards where he revealed that […]