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TSC Promotes 16,152 Teachers After Dec, Feb Interviews

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a press release on Friday 7th May 2021 that it has promoted 16,152 teachers after the December 2020, and February 2021 Promotion interviews. Dr. Nancy Macharia, the TSC CEO, said through press release “the interviews are part of the final phase of the Collective […]

Police Arrest Sacco Driver for Attempting to Rape Student

Join Our Telegram Group A Matatu driver was arrested by the Nyeri Police following allegations of attempting to rape a 2020 KCSE girl student. The 2NK Sacco driver aged 52 years, and identified as Mr. Washington Nderitu, is alleged to have tried to rape the student on Wednesday night. According to the Police reports, the […]

Senators Urge Governors to Improve ECDE Centres

Senators want Governors to develop day-care policy and set aside funds to improve the state of Early Childhood Development and Education in their counties. In a motion they unanimously passed, the lawmakers are of the opinion that counties should develop and equip day-care centers within ECDE centers and then ensure they are safe for children. […]

Senators Reject TSC Promotions Based On Learner Performance

Senators have criticized the Teachers Service Commission over what they see as unfair promotions which are demoralizing teachers. The lawmakers pointed out a TSC policy that sticks promotion of teachers to the performance of their students and pupils. The TSC policy states that teachers are to be promoted to the positions of the headteacher, county […]

CS Magoha: SH 1.3 Billion Paid to Suppliers of Desks to Schools

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Prof George Magoha confirmed on Saturday, February 20, that the government has so far paid Ksh. 1.35 billion to Jua Kali artisans for supplying desks to schools across the country. Prof Magoha was speaking at Raphael Wanjala Mundere Girls Secondary School located in Budalangi sub-county. He revealed that artisans had […]

TSC to Punish Unscrupulous School Heads

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is coming up with a plan to punish school heads embroiled in the mismanagement of school funds. According to a report by Daily Nation yesterday Sunday, February 21, the commission was targeting five high school principals from Bomet County alone. The Commission revealed that it was targeting more unscrupulous school […]

5 Students Go Blind, 1 Dead After Consuming Hand Sanitizer

A student in Form Four at Kaputir Secondary School in Turkana South has died and five others went blind after drinking hand sanitizer. The six students were all male of age between 16 and 17 years. They consumed a substance with a high alcohol content on Saturday, February 20. The five learners who are the […]

TSC Issues Circular on Decentralizing Appointment of School Administrators

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC), has issued a circular directed to regional directors of education that the Commission has changed the guidelines for recruiting heads of school, their deputies, and senior teachers/masters. In the last year, TSC reverted back to how old system whereby TSC Directors used to appoint administrators of schools. The vhanges are […]

258 Makueni Boys Suspended Over Refusing To Shave

258 students from Makueni Boys went on a rampage on Friday night protesting the compulsory shaving haircuts administered every month in the school. Makueni Boys Principal Raphael Katana told the media that the students, with some keeping full beards and hair on their heads, refused to be shaved as required in the school. When the […]