TSC News Archives - Page 8 of 18

Lack lustre Manchester United in third defeat of the season

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

Manchester united against West Ham in an EPL clash

Manchester united recorded a terrific 3-1 loss away at West Ham, in London, on Saturday afternoon in an English Premier League clash. The win handed West Ham their first ever win at home, this season. It is West Ham who drew first blood in the fifth minute via Felipe Anderson. Anderson flicked past De Gea … Read more

Teacher on the run after defiling girl and giving her Sh1,000

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

Teenage pregnancies in Kenya continue to rise; The latest Education News.

A head teacher in Kisii County is on the run after defiling a form one girl. Mr Innocent Ogega, the head teacher of Bendera Primary school in the County, is said to have defiled the girl (who is also his nephew) on Thursday and then gave her Sh1,000 to remain silent. According to the girl’s … Read more

KUPPET to TSC- Requirement of masters degree for teacher promotions is not sustainable

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, KUPPET, has come out to strongly oppose the move by the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, to make it mandatory for teachers to have masters degrees before getting promotions to managerial positions. Here is the presser from the union; ‘KUPPET is concerned by a new requirement introduced by … Read more

TSC to continue CBC retooling for teachers

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

The Teachers Service Commission will support continuous retooling (retraining) of teachers to ensure compliance with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). TSC Rift Valley Regional Coordinator, Alex Cheruiyot, stated that the teachers needed to be equipped with skills to handle changing trends and class management as the education system shifts fully to the competency-based curriculum. Mr Cheruiyot … Read more

NHIF EDUAFYA SERVICES, KENYA

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

Overview

Brochure- SECO AFYA

The Ministry of Education and NHIF signed a contract on 13th April 2018 to offer a unique Comprehensive Medical Insurance Cover for Public Secondary School Students during the duration of Study. Download EduAfya Bochure

Who is eligible?

Any student in a public Secondary School and is under National Education Information System (NEMIS).
Any student who is in a Public Secondary School and in NEMIS database and Registered by NHIF.
Only the Student shall be covered under the scheme and not a Dependent or Parent.

How to Register

Be a student registered on NEMIS for public school students then the data is shared by Ministry of Health to NHIF
Biometric registration will be done physically by NHIF at the respective schools

Benefit Package

	NATURE OF SERVICE	WHAT IS COVERED
	Out-patient	General Out-patient Services: Outpatient services provided by or on the order of a clinician/ physician who is licensed as a general practitioner. Specialized Out-patient Services: Outpatient services provided by or on the order of a physician who is licensed as a specialist or consultant and to whom a Member has been referred to by a general practitioner/Primary Care clinician where a member was registered. This caters for all routine outpatient services as per Kenya essential package for health subject to policy terms and conditions. Referral for specialized services which includes the following: Drug and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Services Renal services and dialysis Specialized radiological diagnostic services Chronic ailment services such Diabetes and Hypertension, Ultrasound, ECG, Cancer medical care and treatment services which includes radiotherapy services, chemotherapy services or surgical intervention subject to preauthorization by the fund
	Dental Cover	This benefit caters for outpatient dental procedures, which include but not limited to: Extraction Root canal Dental X-ray Services Accident related inpatient Dental cases will be covered under the standard inpatient surgical benefits to the full inpatient limit.
	Optical Cover	An optional benefit that caters for expenses related to eye treatment, including the cost of: Consultation Eye testing Prescription for ophthalmic treatment and prescription of eye glasses Accident related inpatient optical cases will be covered under the standard inpatient benefits to the full inpatient limit.
	Inpatient	Inpatient shall be on a referral basis from the selected outpatient Health Care Provider. This cover includes medical and surgical conditions which require admission. It includes the following: Hospital accommodation charges Pre-hospitalization diagnostic services Doctor’s (physician, surgeon & anesthetist) fees. Nursing charges Drugs/medicines, dressings and internal surgical appliances. Diagnostic, laboratory or other medically necessary services Rehabilitation services Operating theater services Radiological diagnostic e.g. x-ray services, CT scan, MRI,ECG In-patient physiotherapy. Day care surgery surgical procedures that do not require overnight stay.
	Emergency Road Rescue	Ambulance services for transportation and transfer of a sick member for treatment from a place of incident or facilities where adequate care is not available to the next available NHIF accredited hospital or medical facility within the territorial limits of Kenya.
	Emergency Air Rescue	Emergency Air Rescue Services will be provided for transportation and transfer of an injured member to an NHIF accredited facility within the territorial limits of Kenya where adequate medical care is available.
	Overseas Treatment	Treatment costs arising from a condition that warrants treatment overseas because the treatment is not available in Kenya will be covered subject to preauthorization from NHIF.
	Group Life	Group personal accident cover and last expense

Terms and conditions apply

NHIF SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT REFERRALS

TSC Internship Merit lists Per county (Latest Update)

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has finally published the updated and final Internship Merit lists Per county for the September-October recruitment. Get all the lists on this site. This page has just been updated. Check the lists below….. Related News; TSC Internship and Permanent Merit Lists Per County September-October TSC guidelines for intern teachers recruitment, score … Read more

TSC to carry out major survey on teachers

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

TSC Boss Dr. nancy Macharia. The Standard NewsPaper has apologized to the Commission over the erroneous feature on Teacher Interns' status.

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, will be carrying out an Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ADA) Baseline Survey among teachers. The Survey which is to be concluded by 31st December, 2020 will inform the government on measures to be put in place in order to mitigate the effects of drug abuse in the work places. TSC … Read more

Stagnation in same job groups addressed by Kuppet

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, Kuppet, has moved to address the teething problem on teacher Stagnation in same job groups. The teachers’ union has released a presser calling all teachers to fill an online survey form. Data collected from the survey will be used to force the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, to … Read more

TSC press statement on application for the posts of 2019 Teachers Interns for Primary and secondary schools

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

TSC Teacher Interns Vacancies application online at hrmis.tsc.go.ke

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has come out to give an explanation on the difficulties experienced in the application for the intern posts, online. Here is the Presser from the Commission; On 8th October, 2019, the Teachers Service Commission advertised for 10,300 teacher internship posts for Primary and Secondary Schools. Applications for the positions is … Read more

TSC: LEAVES, TYPES OF LEAVES TEACHERS CAN BE GIVEN, HOW TO APPLY FOR LEAVES: Leave during public holidays

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

LEAVE DURING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, shall observe public holidays as outlined in the Kenyan constitution, National legislation or any other day as may be gazetted by the Government. Teachers shall, therefore, be off duty during such days, unless specified otherwise. You may also like: TSC; TYPES OF EXITS/ HOW CAN A … Read more

Egeton varsity staff to miss up to 40% of salaries

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

Egerton university. The varsities staff will face a pay cut as a result of the effects caused by the covid-19 pandemic

Egerton university staff face turbulent financial times after their salaries were slashed by the varsity. The pay cut is as a result of the current covid-19 pandemic that has paralyzed learning and other key operations not only in Kenya but also world over. The pandemic that has seen unprecedented job losses is now threatening to … Read more

TSC to teachers- Update TMIS data on teachers and Learners’ Enrollment

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has reminded schools to update their details on its online platform,TMIS. Schools are expected to update TMIS data from time to time. TMIS is an acronym for Teachers’ Management Information System. With the continuous recruitment and re-deployment of teachers, it is necessary to update such teachers’ details. “Urgently validate your … Read more

TSC issues warning on merit lists and recruitment of new teachers

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

New Salary Scales for Teachers after TSC implemented the final phase of the CBA.

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has issued a stern warning to school Principals against locking out some applicants in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise. This is after it emerged that some applicants who had been shortlisted failed to receive invitations to the interviews. In some schools less than five applicants were invited against a total … Read more

TSC Commissioners: Somalia born Kenyan national sworn in as a TSC Commissioner.

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

After weeks of shoving and pulling, the two recently appointed Teachers Service Commissioners have been sworn in. The two commissioners, Mbage Njuguna and Leila Abdi, were sworn in by the Chief Justice David Maraga on Monday. It is the appointment of one of the Commissioners, Leila Abdi, that has elicited a heated debate over the … Read more

About The Communications Authority of Kenya- CAK

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

Established in 1999 by the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, the Authority is responsible for facilitating the development of the information and communications sectors including; broadcasting, cybersecurity, multimedia, telecommunications, electronic commerce, postal and courier services.

This responsibility entails:

Licensing all systems and services in the communications industry, including; telecommunications, postal, courier and broadcasting.
Managing the country’s frequency spectrum and numbering resources.
Facilitating the development and management of a national cyber security framework.
Facilitating the development of e-commerce.
Type approving and accepting communications equipment meant for use in the country.
Protecting consumer rights within the communications environment.
Managing competition within the sector to ensure a level playing ground for all players.
Regulating retail and wholesale tariffs for communications services.
Managing the universal access fund to facilitate access to communications services by all in Kenya.
Monitoring the activities of licensees to enforce compliance with the licence terms and conditions as well as the law.

KCSE Exams Day 1 Briefs; 5/11/2018

May 31, 2025 by Hillary Kangwana

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams went on smoothly today as candidates sat for their Mathematics and Chemistry Paper 1. The examination was largely devoid of many incidents, safe for one or two. These are the major highlights that headlined the day 1 of the exams, today: Candidate writes his exams from prison: … Read more

EDUAFYA SERVICES

Overview

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory authority for the communications sector in Kenya.