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Here Is What the BBI Means for Teachers

Join Our Facebook Page 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 […]

Principal Arrested As All Candidates at a Nyamira Private Centre under Investigation over KCSE Chemistry Examination Leakage

Join Our Facebook Page All candidates except one are under probe for allegedly accessing Chemistry examination leakage. The private center at the Nyamira Secondary School has eight candidates registered and have been sitting for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. The police, The Ministry of Education, and the Kenya Nation Examinations Council officials […]

CS Magoha’s Statement on the Progress Of the 2020 KCSE Examinations

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 PRESS STATEMENT PROGRESS OF THE 2020 KCSE NATIONAL EXAMINATION The Ministry of Education and the Multi-Agency Examinations Monitoring Team are happy to announce that the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination – now on its third day – has progressed well countrywide. All the 752,891 registered candidates have now sat six […]

Week-Long Drama ends as School Receives ‘Ruto Bus’

Kianjai Girls Secondary School in Meru finally got a school bus last week on Friday after it caused a week-long saga. The bus is a 42-seater and was driven to the Kianjai market before being taken to the school located in Tigania West Constituency. The form four students present in the school, as you would […]

New TSC Policy to Ensure Inclusivity in the Workplace

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 Commission’s CEO further explained […]

MoE GUIDELINES ON RECRUITMENT OF DIPLOMA PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION AND ECDE

The Ministry of Education has released guidelines that shall be used in Diploma in primary and early childhood development teacher education. The guidelines: RECRUITMENT FOR DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION (PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING INTAKE FOR THE YEAR 2021) All applicants wishing to be considered for admission to Diploma Teacher Training Colleges […]

Teachers’ Proposals on a COVID-19 vaccination plan

When their turn comes for vaccination, teachers across the country have come up with proposals the government shall use. This follows the Ministry of Health’s listing of teachers among the frontline workers lined up for vaccination against COVID-19. Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) chairperson Johnson Nzioka proposed old teachers and those with underlying conditions […]

Auditor-General Questions How Schools, Colleges Spent Millions

The Auditor-General has blamed the Ministry of Education for flouting procedures of procurement in the disbursement of millions of shillings to schools and colleges for the projects of renovation and infrastructure development. In a report presented in the National Assembly, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu raised questions on millions for the financial year 2018/19 were spent to […]

KICD Releases New Literature and Fasihi Set books for 2021 – 2025

Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) is set to replace literature books for both English and Kiswahili in schools and Teacher Training Colleges. KICD has then moved to ask publishers to provide print literary texts in English and Kiswahili for evaluation this month. The books will replace the ones currently being used in schools that […]

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. […]