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Join Our Telegram Group A section of education stakeholders has proposed the introduction of university entrance examinations to ensure that only deserving students get admitted to the institutions. The universities are to carry out the tests on their own to ascertain that they are getting learners who fit the programmes they enrol in. The proposal […]
Join Our Telegram Group Private universities are set to experience tough times after the government decided to terminate the treasury’s funding for the institutions. This was hinted at by the 2023-24 Budget Policy Statement which indicated that the state had initiated the process of ending placement of government-sponsored students in private universities starting the next […]
Join Our Telegram Group The government has proposed scrapping hardship allowances in areas that it has since developed over time and should no longer be categorized as hardship areas. A report to do a review on hardship allowance is set to be tabled in parliament for adoption in the coming week and has unsettled teachers […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to review the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that it signed together with the main teachers’ unions. The main teachers’ unions that signed the 2021-2025 CBA are the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (KUPPET) and the KEWOTA. The Commission wants around […]
The Teachers Service Commission has revealed the reason why they opted to recruit teachers on internship terms first and not on permanent and pensionable terms straight away. The TSC Chief Executive Officer (CE) Dr Nancy Macharia informed Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday that after one year of service, intern teachers will be absorbed on […]
According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), more than 36,000 teachers could be rewarded with promotions this coming week in a bid to boost Junior Secondary School (JSS) education. This was revealed in the National Assembly. According to a released schedule, the Commission will also recruit an additional 450 new secondary school teachers. The Chief […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has made the process of approving and transferring delocalized teachers back to their home counties a continuous process. Even though TSC has a policy of approving transfer requests of teachers and those delocalized at the end of the year and academic term, this is now set to change as Regional […]
The government has given indications to invest a mouth-watering Kes. 5 Billion from the capitation funds towards the establishment of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). The investment is a move intended to ensure there is adequate infrastructure and materials for the 1.26 Grade 7 learners who are transitioning within the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). Education Principal Secretary […]
The Ministry of Education’s mandate is stipulated in the Constitution of Kenya Chapter Four, Articles 43, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 59 which provides for children’s rights to free and compulsory education. This includes quality services and access to educational institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities. In the Constitution, there are also provisions […]
The National Assembly has given the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) until the end of January 2023 to ensure it re-routes delocalized teachers. When the TSC Chairperson Jamleck Muturi and the head of legal Calvin Anyuor appeared before Members of Parliament (MPs) recently, they were directed to ensure the lawmakers’ decision is implemented. The Education Committee […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have warned politicians against interfering with the recruitment of teachers. The two unions said that it is the responsibility of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to recruit teachers. KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu was speaking during the Annual Delegates […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that in the upcoming recruitment exercise, they will prioritize tutors who have been unemployed for the longest duration since graduation. Those serving as interns in secondary schools will be absorbed automatically to teach in elementary schools. Yesterday TSC announced that teachers who qualified in 2010 or earlier and […]