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School Headteachers Surprisingly Apply For JSS Deployment

Join Our Facebook Page According to reports, some headteachers applied for positions in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) when the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) recently advertised vacancies in the past month. In a circular dated the 17th of February 2023, TSC advertised the availability of 10,833 requests for the deployment of qualified primary school teachers to […]

Government Concerned about Jiggers Infestation in schools

Join Our Facebook Page During an event to celebrate the International Jiggers Day held in Khwisero Constituency, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ahadi Kenya Stanley Kamau issued a warning to school head teachers against sending learners home because of being infested with jiggers. The Ahadi CEO reiterated that the infestation of jiggers is a […]

Governor Praises Education CS for his achievements in the education sector

Join Our Facebook Page Kisii County’s Governor Simba Arati has heaped praise on the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu for his efforts to improve the education sector in the country and promised that he would support him to ensure that quality education is accessible to most in the region. Governor Simba Arati was speaking […]

Meru University Fire VC over Poor Performance

Meru University of Science and Technology has dismissed their Vice-Chancellor Prof Romanus Odhiambo due to poor performance. In a letter dated the 28th of February 2023, the University Council evaluated Odhiambo’s performance and found it to be below their expectations. The University Council elected not to renew Odhiambo’s contract as requested in his letter dated […]

Government Proposes Scrapping of Hardship Allowances in These Areas

The government has proposed scrapping hardship allowances in areas that it has since developed over time and should no longer be categorized as hardship areas. A report to do a review on hardship allowance is set to be tabled in parliament for adoption in the coming week and has unsettled teachers in hardship areas. Representatives […]

TSC Told to Cancel Recruitment of Teachers over Irregularities

A Member of Parliament (MP) and some applicants for teaching jobs in Machakos County have urged the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to cancel the recruitment process due to alleged irregularities. Yatta MP Robert Basil has implored the TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia to intervene and repeat the exercise of recruitment to ensure […]

Government Set to Build 8,000 Laboratories for Junior Secondary School

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is set to build 8,000 new laboratories for Junior Secondary Schools (JSSs) across the country in a bid to ensure that the implementation of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is a success. It has been approximated that the government is set to allocate Kes. 10 billion and cover around 40% […]

TSC Set to Re-tool more than 67,000 Teachers for JSS

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is planning to re-train more than 67,000 teachers on handling the first-ever Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) class currently in Junior Secondary School (JSS) at Grade 7. According to a memo issued by TSC, the 67,000 teachers include 11,192 teachers who have a mean score of C+ (Plus) and above in their […]

Bandit Seizes a Primary School in Baringo and Turns it into His Home

A bandit in Baringo County has seized a primary school block in Baringo County and turned it into his home in an uncharacteristic show of defiance. A shocking revelation has hit the headlines after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki told the Senate that a Standard Eight classroom is now the man’s bedroom while standard seven […]

Retired Teacher Arrested over the Valentine’s Day Murder of His Wife

A retired primary school teacher has been arrested after his wife died during Valentine’s Day in Chepkumia Village in Nandi County. According to reports, the cause of death of Rose Jerono Ng’asura shocked villagers with a post-mortem report and other investigations revealing that she was stabbed on the night of February 14 while in her […]

TSC Set to Review 2021-2025 CBA for July’s Salary Increment

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to review the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that it signed together with the main teachers’ unions. The main teachers’ unions that signed the 2021-2025 CBA are the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (KUPPET) and the KEWOTA. The Commission wants around […]