Kenya to host Academy on AI and Machine Learning

Join Our Facebook Page Kenya is set to host an academy for researchers and scholars on artificial intelligence and machine learning in Africa between the 12th and the 16th of December 2022. The academy is set to unite seventy-five (75) PhD, Master and Post-Graduate students together with their supervisors from 22 universities across 18 African […]

TSC to Prioritize Recruitment of JSS Teachers in January’s Recruitment Drive

Join Our Facebook Page According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia, the Commission will prioritize Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in the January 2023’s mass recruitment drive. The Commission is set to recruit 30,000 teachers next month. While in Mombasa where she supervised the opening of the Kenya Certificate […]

17000 Primary School Teachers set to be deployed in January

Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to deploy more than 17,000 practising primary school teachers who have Degree and Diploma qualifications to teach in junior secondary school (JSS). These teachers joined accredited institutions and graduated with a Diploma or a Degree certificate in secondary option and whose certificates were acknowledged […]

Audit Report Reveals How Bursary Funds were allocated to Ghost Students

An audit report of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) that was tabled in Parliament has revealed a dark scheme on how the funds were lost using ghost students. Bursary funds worth millions of shillings were issued to students whose records were not traceable and whose applications did not contain the names of their […]

Primary Schools Teachers Set To Teach in Junior Secondary in the New Year

Grade 6 learners who completed their Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) on Wednesday are going to be domiciled in primary schools. This means that primary school teachers are now set to teach in the junior secondary school level (JSS) specifically in Grades 7, 8 and 9 starting January 2023. According to the Presidential Working […]

TSC Might Decide to Recruit Teachers on Contract Terms

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that it will focus on recruiting teachers for primary schools in the New Year’s recruitment drive. In its preliminary report, the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) reforms recommended the hiring of 30,000 additional teachers for the Junior Secondary School level. The recruitment drive is set to […]

Teachers Reveal Concerns about Online Transfers

Some Teachers employed under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) have raised concerns regarding online transfers. According to them the process of applying for an online transfer is made complicated by many issues which they feel need attention. Some of the teachers called for the Commission to create an additional entry where they can view other […]

Joy As KCPE Candidate Completes Exams after Delivering

There was joy at Rumate Primary School at Oldonyiro after a Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) sat for her examinations after delivering successfully on Wednesday. Another KCPE Candidate was in labour pains as she sat for her examinations at Emejen Primary School in Isiolo County. According to the County Director of Education for Isiolo […]

Kennedy Mulunda Reinstated as TSC Deputy Commission Secretary

The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) has reinstated Dr Kennedy Mulunda as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Hon Lady Justice Monica Wanjiru Mbaru of the ELRC ruled that Dr Mulunda should resume duty starting the 1st of December 2022 at 8:00 am for deployment. “The petitioner is hereby reinstated […]

Embu Clubs Closed over the Sell of Alcohol to Minors

The Governor of Embu County Cecily Mbarire has taken back the licences issued to two clubs that were found selling alcohol to 28 high school students. The Governor was at the University of Embuwhere she was speaking to a group of farmers when she issued a cheque worth a mouth-watering Kshs. 125.87 million from the […]

Jua Kali Artisans Told to Seek Certification

The Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has implored Kenyans with skills and competencies acquired through informal learning to seek certification through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme. In their view, this will improve their employability and mobility. According to General Juma Mukhwana who is a recently nominated Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Trade […]

Tana River Director Concerned about Low Enrolment in Adult Education

The County Director of Adult Education of Tana River Robert Zonga has expressed his concern over the low enrolment of adult learners in the region. Zonga said that the low enrolment could derail efforts of eradicating illiteracy in the Coastal region. He also complained that high levels of illiteracy has led to high levels of […]