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Dr. Nancy Macharia

Here Is What the BBI Means for Teachers

Join Our Telegram Group Kenyans are readying for a BBI referendum at the beginning of the month of June or latest July 2021. Since Kenya gained independence, the BBI will be the fourth referendum. Kenya will conduct a constitutional referendum. This is after many county assemblies proceeded to pass the amendment bill. However, it is […]

New TSC Policy to Ensure Inclusivity in the Workplace

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Nancy Macharia has revealed a new policy that shall govern the recruitment of school heads. Dr. Nancy Macharia said in a statement that TSC had a policy that would ensure principals and their deputies in mixed schools are not of the same gender. The […]

Covid-19 Vaccination Centres for Teachers per Sub-County

Join Our Telegram Group The COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Task Force Chairperson Willis Akhwale had promised that names of the centres identified for the vaccination process will be made public. The first phase of the vaccination shall end in June and will target teachers who are of age 50 years and above. Nurses, clinical officers and […]

TSC Reveals 26,629 More Teachers Contracted To Manage Exams

According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), 26,629 more teachers have been contracted to administer, manage and mark national examinations due to the increased number of candidates. 227, 629 teachers will oversee the upcoming national examinations of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate Secondary Education (KCSE). The examinations are scheduled […]

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 […]

What Nancy Macharia told teachers on Jamhuri Day

Jamhuri Day celebrations took place at the Nyayo National Stadium yesterday and Dr. Nancy Macharia said the following statement to teachers. On behalf of TSC I wish all the teachers a happy Jamhuri Day 2020. On this occasion, we celebrate the establishment of Kenya as a republic. As we mark this day, let us also […]

TSC Issues a Circular Warning Its Employees to Stay Away From Politics

In a Circular dated December 1, 2020, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has reminded its employees of their constitutional obligation of staying away from politics. The reason for revealing the circular is not yet known, or perhaps TSC teachers and other employees of the Commission need reminding that any public officers are prohibited from holding […]

TSC Hardship Area Review: Latest List of All Hardship Areas

TSC has removed all Sub-Counties located in Nyandarua County from the list of hardship areas. Other counties affected by this move are Murangá, Kandara, Kigumo, and Nyahururu Sub-Counties The New List TSC has assigned various areas as hardship areas. The areas listed as hardship comprise those that are in arid areas, those affected by famine […]

TSC’S Scoring System for Hiring Teachers Causes Uproar

Complains have emerged concerning the 11,574 vacancies advertised by the Teachers Service Commission. Teachers who applied for the posts are not happy and feel the scoring system used to recruit is hugely faulty as it hands the advantage to some candidates or applicants The vacancies advertised by TSC on the 1st of September 2020, saw […]

TSC Tells Teachers What Roles They Will Do In Preparation for Reopening

Following the closure of schools in March due to the effects of the novel coronavirus, students and teachers alike have been stuck at home with virtual lessons not working for all students. With the relative flattening of the curve and with President Uhuru also contemplating a return to the norm for Kenyans, schools now look […]