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KNEC circular on the handling of candidates for 2020 KCPE and KCSE Exams

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has released an important circular on the handling of candidates of the 2020 KCPE and KCSE candidates’ examinations. This comes after several media outlets have revealed that some KCPE and KCSE schools shut down due to the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. KNEC […]

TSC Releases data for teachers affected by COVID-19

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released data that shows the number of teachers whom COVID-19 has affected since the government closed schools and all other learning institutions in March to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. According to the data, that TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia released to the […]

TSC Assures Teachers Of Continued Support

The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) has assured teachers that they will continue to support during this COVID-19 pandemic where schools have reopened amid a number of challenges. TSC sent its message to teaches countrywide encouraging them to keep going despite all the problems they are undergoing. Below is the Message from TSC: WE WILL CONTINUE […]

Sossion: KNUT elections happening despite financial problems

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion has said that the union is able to fund branch and national elections that are set to begin on January 8, 2021. KNUT had announced that the elections were to happen on January 4 but they had to reschedule the elections to January 8 as […]

Teachers Blame TSC for Failing to Remit NHIF Deductions

Some teachers have vented their frustrations by criticizing the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) after it emerged that the commission has not been remitting funds despite making monthly deductions on the salaries of teachers. Teachers and other TSC employees have two insurance covers. These insurance covers are AON Minet, their primary health insurance cover, and the […]

TSC Planning To Issue October Recruits with Posting Letters

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is planning to issue posting letters to all October successful applicants. This is in line with the grand plan of our government for the reopening in January 2021. According to our sources, there are indications that TSC is working to ensure teachers are posted early January to schools that have […]

Mass Transfer of school administrators looms – TSC

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is planning to do a reshuffle of school administrators who have stayed in one station for a long time before schools reopen in January 2021. TSC County Directors are under instructions already to come up with a list of school administrators i.e. headteachers and their deputies for proper balancing before […]

TSC Releases Recruitment Guidelines of Teacher Interns – Primary Schools 2020/2021

Applicants for the Internship posts can now smile with a sigh of relief after the Teachers Service Commission Released Recruitment Guidelines for Interns of Primary Schools for the year 2020/2021. The TSC Circular No. 15/2020 contained the following details. 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION Following the advertisement for recruitment of teacher interns for Primary schools, the county […]

HELB Reports 50% Increase in Loan Defaulters as Economy Dwindles

38,314 more former university students have defaulted on their Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) financing in the 10 months to October as the global COVID-19 pandemic triggered sacking of employees, closure of businesses, and a reduction in hiring. HELB data revealed in Parliament on Wednesday shows defaulted loan accounts have risen from 116,642 from the […]