The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is planning to recruit an additional 5,000 teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. This is according to the commission boss Dr. Nancy Macharia. While appearing before the National Assembly’s Education Committee on Tuesday, Dr. Macharia said the teachers’ employer will require close to Sh1.2 billion in the 2020/2021 financial year … Read more
The Ministry of Education is priming itself for the imminent reopening of schools. Schools will have to meet minimum requirements to safeguard learners and teachers against spread of the deadly Corona virus disease. A checklist for schools’ preparedness has since been dispatched to school heads to aid in the preparations. “The purpose of this checklist … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has said the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations will not be postponed. Addressing the media today ,during the daily updates session on the Corona virus pandemic in the country, the CS said the exams will go on as scheduled; … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has warned learners involved in burning schools that other than paying for damages, they will also be held criminally liable and punished in court. Prof. Magoha said those above eight years will have to be jailed to deter others from engaging in such crimes, adding that they will also … Read more
The Ministry of education has finally released free education funds to all public schools in the country. The funds for tranche 2 disbursement had been withheld due to the current prolonged closure of all learning institutions; as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. The ministry used data for learners registered with NEMIS (national education management information … Read more