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Join Our Telegram Group Wilson Sossion, the former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General (SG) has given a different version regarding the reasons for the sacking of the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO). According to Wilson Sossion, the decision to sack Dr Kennedy Juma Mulunda, the TSC Deputy CEO is […]
Join Our Telegram Group His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has declined to extend the grace period for repaying the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loans. President Uhuru communicated this via a memorandum sent o the National Assembly speaker Justin Muturi where he revealed that he wants the current terms […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia’s Deputy had been sacked over claims of corruption and abuse of office. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer Kennedy Juma Mulunda was deemed culpable of using his position to intimidate, solicit tenders from principals and abuse his office. The Deputy […]
Mount Kenya University (MKU) has announced the dates for the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training that is set to take place once schools close for the holidays next week. The institution sent a text message to teachers informing them when the training will happen. One of the messages sent read as follows: “Dear Anthony, download […]
The State Department of Early Learning & Basic Education has revealed the return of sports and games in schools with dates set for the 2022 National Secondary and Primary Schools athletics championships. This was communicated via the circular below. ALL Regional Directors of Education ALL County Directors of Education ALL Sub-County Directors of Education DATE […]
The security situation in Kerio Valley, a cattle-rustling-prone area, has improved considerably following the government’s imposing of dawn to dusk curfew. According to government spokesperson Col. (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna, the government’s decision to impose the curfew has started to bear fruit with schools that had been forced to close due to the security situation reopening […]
Rongo University has launched a soil analysis laboratory becoming the first to do so among institutions of its kind in Nyanza and Western regions. The facility was built using funding from the government from the National Research Fund (NRF). The facility is intended to assist farmers in the region with the analysis of soil samples […]
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has modified Learning Areas for Special Needs learners with special needs at the Pre-Vocational Level under the Stage-Based Curriculum for the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The learners are set to move from the current Intermediate Level to the Pre-Vocational Level in January next year. The learners will now be […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a self-help manual that is to be used in the validation of TPAD data. The Commission has decided to act amid cases of cons who use teachers’ details without their permission leading to teachers having to pay dearly because their data is not secure. In the validation of […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) set December 2022 as the deadline for completing the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) modules which required one (1) to complete. The TPD modules began in December 2021. Around 90,000 teachers have opted to enrol for the TPD introduced by the Commission in December last year. According to an April 2022 […]
According to the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placements Services (KUCCPS), fifteen thousand 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) ignored placement to universities. Those who ignored placement to university will not be able to get government sponsorship and scholarships through various funding organizations with the Higher Education Loans Boards (HELB) being the main one. […]
According to data from the National AIDS Control Council (NACC) Nairobi, Homa Bay, Mandera, Kakamega and Kajiado Counties recorded the highest numbers of teenage pregnancies last year. The NACC data revealed that Nairobi has the highest number of pregnant teenagers aged between 10 – 14 years (2332) and 15 -19 years (12723) in 2021. Homabay […]