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COVID-19 pandemic

How COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Have Affected International Travel

Join Our Telegram Group When COVID-19 threatened the human race, governments from all over the world invested their efforts in several research endeavors to create counter solutions to the pandemic. After the space of almost a year (from December 2019 to December 2020) since the identification of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) began to […]

Lifestyle Changes Among Kenyans Post-Pandemic

Join Our Telegram Group There’s no doubt that the pandemic has caused a worldwide change in people’s lifestyles. It even brought about the usage of phrases like “the new normal” that acknowledged its impact on the ways we lived. Below are some of the ways that people are living their lives after the pandemic. Homestay […]

How The Digital Divide Affected Learning In Kenya During The Lockdown Period

Following the first case of COVID-19 in the country, the government had to indefinitely close all schools and tertiary institutions to curb the further spread of the virus. Despite the government’s putting measures in place to prevent the spread, there continued to be an increased number of infections, and resuming classroom learning would expose students […]

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle, mental health, and well-being of adults and children in Kenya

The COVID-19 pandemic sent the world spinning off its axis, leaving a whirlwind of diverse effects on the human population. The Kenyan government implemented various measures to curb the insidious spread of the disease. These included massive lockdowns, quarantines, and travel bans. This article details its impact on the well-being, lifestyle, and mental health of […]

Tabichi among Teachers TSC Honoured during World Teachers’ Day

The Teachers Service Commission Has recognized and honoured the efforts of teachers among them the Global award during the World Teachers’ Day celebrations. TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia has revealed that criteria of identifying the teachers honoured were done in following with the TSC Performance Recognition, Reward and Sanction Policy Framework. According to […]

TSC Interdicts Nakuru High Principal for Hiking Fees

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has interdicted Nakuru High School Principal, Mike Yator for ‘violating a direct order against fee increment’. The Principal was interdicted on Wednesday, the 1st of September after flouting the Ministry of Education’s directive on school fees. The Ministry of Education under the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha issued […]

Unemployed Teachers to Undergo 9-Month Diploma Upgrade In TTCs This September

Unemployed teachers are set to join Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs) on Thursday the 30th of September, 2021. However, the training is for unemployed selected applicants who will undergo the Diploma upgrading programme. Teachers in their thousands will join their respective TTCs in September in following with the directive to upgrade from the Ministry of Education. […]

Arnesen’s High School Closed after Student Dies

Arnesen’s High School has been closed for an indefinite period following the sudden death of a Form One student. According to the parents of the student, the Form One learner might have succumbed to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, Stephen Kihara, the Uasin Gishu County Commissioner, fail to confirm that the cause of death to […]

Mudavadi Warns: CBC Might Crash in 2023 with Cartels Invading Schools

Parents across the country are crying foul of school heads who have devised illegal ways of getting more money from parents. The said school heads are allegedly forcing parents to buy school items from outlets that they have selected and instructing the parents to pay for the items through the schools. It is believed some […]

Latest 2021 TSC Guidelines for Recruiting Secondary School Intern Teachers

TSC has provided the following recruitment guidelines for intern teachers to secondary schools in 2020/2021. GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHER INTERNS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS – 2020/2021 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Following the advertisement for recruitment of teacher interns, Boards of Management of schools are required to conduct the selection exercise for the advertised vacancies in […]

This is What has led TSC to Suspend the Delocalization of Teachers

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) suspended the delocalization of teachers due to the rising cases of COVID-19 across the country. While at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia said that only transfers that natural attrition will necessitate shall be effected. The TSC CEO was attending a stakeholders’ meeting at […]