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National Assembly Committee on Education

Shock as Three Tribes Represent almost half of TSC’s Employed Teachers

Join Our Telegram Group According to the latest data, almost half of the entire 346,760 teachers who work for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) are from just three ethnic communities revealing worrying disparities in the current system of education. The data presented to the National Assembly Committee on National Cohesion and Equal opportunities, the Kalenjin […]

KNTPG Petitions for Promotion of Teachers with Masters and PhDs

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya National Teachers Pressure Group (KNTPG) has successfully petitioned a recommendation that seeks to have thousands of teachers who have acquired Masters and PhDs while in the service promoted. Ms Martha Omollo who is the spokesperson for the KNTPG petitioned the National Assembly to require the teachers’ employer, the Teachers […]

CS Magoha Empowered To Appoint Varsity Vice-Chancellors (VCs)

Join Our Telegram Group A proposed bill is set to give Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha the powers to appoint Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Principals and Deputy Principals of Constituent Colleges of Public Universities following competitive recruitment. In a bid to bring about transparency and accountability in the process of appointing the above-mentioned positions, […]

New National Assembly Committee Seeks to Curl TSC’s Regulatory Powers

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) could lose its powers with a new National Assembly Committee (NAC) proposal seeking to assign regulatory responsibilities to another body. The National Assembly could review TSC’S mandate and curl the Commission’s regulatory powers. The National Assembly Committee on Education is set to discuss the separation of TSC’s responsibilities so that […]