The Energy Regulatory Commission, ERC, in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigation, DCI, and the General Service Unit officers yesterday, 12th October 2018, conducted impromptu surveillance and compliance inspections on LPG facilities in Embu County.
During the raid, the Commission seized one hundred and forty one (141) assorted LPG cylinders, an LPG trailer, a canter, a filling line with five (5) filling heads and five (5) weighing scales.
Three (3) suspects were arrested and held at Embu regional police headquarters pending arraignment in court. This is in a series of continued crackdown on rogue fuel middlemen.
In a crackdown at Tana River County, yesterday, three suspects were arrested and charged for selling petroleum products above the maximum retail pump prices contrary to section 4(b) of the Energy Regulations, 2010 as read with section 102(w) of the Energy Act 2006.
The three, Lukeman Omar Mohammed, owner of Leila Petrol Station, Ibrahim Hussein Hassan and Abdallah Mohammed Bajoh who are managers of Heller and A.A. Bayasuf and Sons petrol stations respectively will be arraigned in court, soon.
In a presser the ERC says that they, “continue to urge members of the public to be vigilant and report any instances of malpractice or suspected fuel adulteration activities to the Commission through: compliance@erc.go.ke or hotline numbers 0708 444 000 or 0709 336 000.”
See images, below, of the arrested fuel dealers and press statements from the ERC:
Invited to sign the TSC permanent and pensionable employment form? Well. Congratulations. Here is a list of all required items. Download the required forms in pdf here.
TSC CHECK LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO ATTACH
Primary School Teacher
Must have a Primary Teacher Education (PTE) Certificate
1. Certified Copies 2023 by TSC County or Sub County Director of the following:
a. Primary Teacher Education (PTE) Certificate
b. KCSE Certificate
c. KCPE Certificate
d. Primary school leaving certificate
e. Secondary school leaving certificate
f. College leaving certificate
g. National Identity Card (both sides)
h. Affidavit in case there are names with initials on the certificates.
i. Teacher registration certificate/evidence of application for registration.
j. Two (2) passport size photos
k. Bank plate (ATM) (account number should be legible)
l. Duly filled pay point particulars (bank form downloaded from TSC website) www.tsc.go.ke
m. KRA pin certificate
n. NHIF Card
2. GP 69 Form from a Government Doctor
3. A commitment letter that you shall work in the current station of appointment for a minimum period of five (5) years
TSC CHECK LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO ATTACH
Secondary School Teacher
Must have a mean grade of C+ and above
Must have a C+ and above in the two (2) teaching subjects
1. Certified Copies 2023 by TSC County or Sub County Director of the following:
a. Degree/Diploma Certificate
b. Official Academic transcripts
c. KCSE Certificate
d. KCPE Certificate
e. Primary school leaving certificate
f. Secondary school leaving certificate
g. National Identity Card (both sides)
h. Affidavit in case there are names with initials on the certificates.
i. Teacher registration certificate/evidence of application for registration.
j. Two (2) passport size photos
k. Bank plate (ATM) (Account number should be legible)
l. Duly filled pay point particulars (bank form downloaded from TSC website) www.tsc.go.ke
m. KRA pin certificate
n. NHIF Card
2. GP 69 Form from a Government Doctor
3. A commitment letter that you shall work in the current station of appointment for a minimum period of five (5) years
To ascend to any of the administrative position in school, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has set a wide array of conditions that must be met by the teachers. These conditions and criteria for deployment are contained in the Career Progression Guideline for teachers of 2018 and the Policy on Appointment and Deployment of Institutional Administrators of 2017. The be appointed to any of the administrative positions, a teacher who meets the set qualifications applies, is shortlisted, attends an interview and successful ones are competitively appointed and deployed; accordingly.
Below is an outline of the various administrative positions for various cadres of schools:
A). PRINCIPALS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The secondary schools have been stratified and principals heading the various categories are placed in different grades, thus; i). Principals of Sub- County and All Day schools: To be appointed so as to head this category of schools, one must have served as a Deputy Principal (Grade D2) for atleast 3 years. These schools are headed by a Principal having Grade 3 (T- Scale 13). ii). County Schools with with over 540 students: These schools are headed by Senior Principals, Grade D4 (T- Scale 14). To be appointed to this grade, a teacher must have served as a Principal at Grade D3 for a minimum period of three (3) years. iii). National and Extra County Schools with over 1000 students: Headed by a Chief Principal of Grade D5 (T- Scale 15). To be appointed to this grade, one must first serve for atleast 3 years at a Senior Principal; Grade D4.
i). Sub- County and All Day schools: Deputy Principal III of Grade D1 (T- Scale 11). To ascend to this position you must first serve as a Senior Master at Grade C5 for a minimum period of three (3) years. ii). County Schools with with over 540 students: Deputy Principal II of Grade D2 (T- Scale 12). To be appointed to this grade one must have served as a Deputy Principal at D1 for atleast three (3) years. iii). National and Extra County Schools with over 1000 students: Deputy Principal I; Grade D3 (T- Scale 13). To be promoted to this grade one must first serve as a Deputy Principal at D2 for atleast three (3) years.
C). SENIOR MASTERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
i). Sub- County and All Day schools: Senior Master III of Grade C5 (T- Scale 10). To be promoted to this grade one must serve as a teacher at Grade C4 for over three (3) years. ii). County Schools with with over 540 students: Senior Master II with Grade D1 (T- Scale 11). To ascend to this position, a teacher must have served as a Senior Master III of Grade C5 (T- Scale 10) for a minimum period of three years. iii). National and Extra County Schools with over 1000 students: Senior Master I with a qualification of Grade D2 (T- Scale 12). To ascend to this position, a teacher must have served as a Senior Master II with Grade D1 (T- Scale 11) for a minimum period of three years.
D). HEAD TEACHERS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
i). Primary schools with enrollment of below 1000 learners: Head Teacher with Grade C5 (T- Scale 10). To be appointed to this grade a teacher must have served as a Deputy Head Teacher at Grade C4 for atleast three (3) years. ii). Primary schools with enrollment of over 1000 learners: Senior Head Teacher with Grade D1 (T- Scale 11). To be appointed to this grade a teacher must have served as a Head Teacher at Grade C5 for atleast three (3) years.
E). DEPUTY HEAD TEACHERS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
i). Primary schools with enrollment of below 1000 learners: Deputy Head Teacher II Grade C4 (T- Scale 9). Experience required: Served as Senior Teacher at Grade C3 for atleast 3 Years. ii). Primary schools with enrollment of over 1000 learners: Deputy Head Teacher I at Grade C5 (T- Scale 10). Required experience: Served as Deputy Head Teacher at Grade C4 for atleast three (3) years.
F). SENIOR TEACHER- PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
i). Primary schools with enrollment of below 1000 learners: Senior Teacher II with Grade C2. Qualification: Served as a Primary School Teacher I at Grade C1 for atleast three (3) years. II). Primary schools with enrollment of over 1000 learners: Senior Teacher I with Grade C3. Required experience: Served as Senior Teacher II at Grade C2 for a minimum period of three (3) years.
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HELB – Higher Education Loans Board is a state owned corporation established in 1995 and have grown to become the leading financiers of higher education in Kenya. Our mandate is to source funds and lend them as affordable loans, bursaries and scholarship to students pursuing higher education in recognized institution; which we have successfully done for the past 2 and a half decades.
When to start paying back the loan
TVET and Undergraduate Loans are due for repayment upon completion of studies. The Board may offer one financial year moratorium or recall the loan whichever is earlier. However, one can make voluntary payments which will reduce his/her balance in good time. Postgraduate loans and Undergraduate loans for salaried students are required to be serviced immediately upon disbursement of the loans. It is important to read the loan agreement form as certain loan schemes have specific terms and conditions.
Interest and other charges
The Government of Kenya subsidises the actual cost of interest on student loans, the rate of interest charged is relatively lower as compared to commercial loans. This interest is indicated on the loan agreement form. Other charges include:
Ledger (Administrative) Fee
Penalties charged for non-repayment of student loan
Insurance for specific loan products
How do I repay my loan?
Upon maturity of a loan, the loanee shall be required to begin repayment of his/her loan together with any interest accrued thereon. HELB offers various loan payment options [see page 7]. For loanees who are formally employed, the employer is expected to deduct the loan instalments from the wages or remuneration as shall be directed by the Board.
Monthly Deductions
In deducting a loanee, the monthly instalments should not exceed 25% of a loanees’ basic pay. Loans to salaried students are expected to be repaid within 48 months upon disbursement. One may wish to pay at higher monthly instalments which will then reduce the repayment period and the loanee will clear much earlier than the anticipated period. If one has benefited from more than one loan product and the loans are still in existence, he/she is required to repay all the loans concurrently.
Keeping track of your payments
Upon completion of loan repayment, a clearance certificate is issued. One is also encouraged to notify HELB once the loan payment is completed so as to fast track the clearance process. Please contact contactcentre@helb.co.ke in the event of further queries.
Completion of Repayment
Upon completion of loan repayment, a clearance certificate is issued. One is also encouraged to notify HELB once the loan payment is completed so as to fast track the clearance process. Please contact contactcentre@helb.co.ke in the event of further queries.
Impact of lack of payment
Legally, you are obligated to repay your loan in line with the contract and regulations. Any loanee who fails or neglects his/her obligations may be charged a penalty which will be added to your loan account. and where necessary, ask you to repay the full amount of loan, plus interest and penalties in a lump sum as well as negatively list you on CRB. HELB may also outsource collection of your loan to professional debt collectors at your own cost.
Employers have a responsibility, by law:
Upon the employment of any loanee to inform the Board in writing within a period of three months of such employment;
Upon confirmation by the Board that such a person so employed is a loanee, to deduct from the wages or remuneration of the loanee, the amount of any loan as instructed by the Board.
The employer shall remit every deduction from the loanee’s wages or remuneration in the prescribed manner to HELB within 15 days after the end of each month. The employer may be penalised if they do not comply.
Payment options
Loan repayment can be made directly by the loanee or through check-off (employer). The available options for repayment are illustrated below:
Note: The Loanees National ID must be clearly indicated for all payments to facilitate smooth update of loan statement.
1. Bank Deposit (by Employer or Self)
All payments should be made by direct transfer (EFT), standing order or cash deposit to the HELB collection bank accounts in any of the following banks:
Bank
Account Number
Branch
Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)
Citibank
300 040 012
Nairobi
Nairobi
Co-operative Bank
011290 612 228 00
University-way
University-way
Barclays bank
077 501 8216
Barclays Plaza
Barclays Plaza
Kenya Commercial Bank
1103 266 314
University-way
University-way
Standard chartered Bank
010 801 826 4700
Koinange street
Koinange street
Equity bank
055 029 357 3408
Equity Center
Equity Center
National Bank of Kenya
01001060391100
Harambee Avenue
Harambee Avenue
Family Bank
035 000 024 971
Family Bank Towers
Family Bank Towers
Chase Bank
0332084215001
Family Bank Towers
Family Bank Towers
NIC Bank
1002247638
Delta
Delta
Jamii Bora Bank
0011748527001
Koinange street
Koinange street
2. Mobile Payment Services: M-PESA
Using M-PESA (Safaricom) Money Transfer:
Select pay bill option
Enter HELB business number as 200800
Enter your National ID number as your account number
Enter amount you want to pay
Enter your secret PIN number
Confirm transaction and send
Note: The transaction may take up to 2 business days to reflect in your statement
3. Credit Card or Debit (ATM) Card
Give authority to HELB to make monthly debits or lump-sum payments directly from your bank account or credit card. This is done by signing the Credit Card Authorization Form (download from HELB website) and forwarding the same to HELB. VISA branded credit cards or debit (ATM) cards can also be swiped at HELB offices.
4. Diaspora Loan Repayment Options:
Using “Wave” online
You can make payments instantly from the US and Canada through Wave via KCB account number 1103266314. Go to www.sendwave.com to update/download the app and then make transfers immediately. Once you complete the transaction, you will get a wave message like this; Your money transfer has arrived in HELB Revolving Account’s KCB account! It may take up to 48 hours to appear in your statement. Here’s a receipt of the transaction for your records: Sender: A.N. Other, 1111 Mallison, Mc Leansville, NC 27301 Recipient Name: HELB Revolving Account Recipient Number: •••4523 Amount Sent: 400.00 USD Amount Received: 39732 Ksh Exchange Rate: 99.33 Ksh/1 USD Transaction Time: 12:25 PM ET on July 16, 2016. Funds are immediately available. It may take up to 48 hours to appear in your statement. Confirmation Number: BAN-1170352-L54367
Email us at help@sendwave.com if you have any questions about this transaction!
Equity Direct
Equity Direct is a pan-European regulated online money transfer service operated exclusively by VFX Financial PLC in the UK in partnership with the Equity Bank Group in Kenya.
How to sign up: You can register at www.equitydirectafrica.com which is a quick and simple process. There is a dedicated customer service team on hand to help. To use PayLoan simply select HELB from the drop down PayLoan list in “ADD BENEFICIARY”. Then add your Student name, and your National ID in the Reference field and “CONFIRM”. You can then make a payment to your new Beneficiary and your payment to HELB is processed instantly and you will receive confirmation email and SMS too.
Support Contacts: +44 (0) 207 959 6995 |support@equitydirectafrica.com | www.equitydirectafrica.com
Chase Bank – Simba Pay
How to Login/ Register:
Login or register on the Simbapay website https://www.simbapay.com/ , using your email and a password, your
account will be set up; choose a mode of payment (Debit or Credit) Payment:
Navigate to the payment menu, input the Paybill number, Input the amount and reference (ID or name). The funds will
be sent to a Chase Bank (IR) account then settled with HELB. *The payment will be picked in Sterling Pounds – GBP.
Miss Tourism Kenya is an annual National event that seeks to personify Kenya’s Tourism strengths through pageantry.
National finals are held annually in a one week extravaganza that gives Kenyans and visitors the opportunity to experience Kenya’s diversity through competitions in Traditional dances, Traditional Food displays, Exhibitions and Talents Competitions.This extravaganza is open to the members of the public with selected guests officiating and awarding winners in various categories. Winners are selected for the following titles: nine regional winners and one popular winner by public voting. These winners go to the final stage where they are put through their paces in a question and answer session. Ultimately six winners are picked as follows:
Miss Tourism – Peace and Unity
Miss Tourism – Hospitality
Miss Tourism – Investment
Miss Tourism – Environment
Miss Tourism – Culture
Miss Tourism Kenya
The overall winner is awarded with 1.2M shillings worth of a contract with Miss Tourism Kenya Organization and a chance to represent Kenya on a global stage.
Areas of preparation for Miss Tourism include: personal etiquette and grooming, knowledge on all the six pillars of MTK in relation to the County. (Courtesy, Eve Magazine).
This year’s gala is going down at the Safari Park hotel, in Nairobi, today:
Here are some of the beauties in contention for the prize money:
The Kenya Certificates of Secondary Education, KCSE, 2018 examinations kick off proper tomorrow with all students expected to sit for theory and practical papers, countrywide. According to the Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, time table, the students will start off with Mathematics paper one in the morning session before sitting their Chemistry paper on exams in the mid morning session.
Here are the key numbers (Statistics), concerning this year’s KCSE Examinations:
23: The number of days that the KCSE exams will run for, starting tomorrow.
28: The total number of subjects that the KNEC will examine.
664,585: The total number of KCSE candidates this year.
341,089: The number of boys enrolled for this year’s KCSE exams.
323,498: The total number of girls expected to sit for this year’s KCSE exams.
160,000: Degree Slots available in universities that the over 600,000 students will be garnering for.
70: The total number of Public Universities, accredited to offer degree programmes in Kenya.
10,077: The number of KCSE Examination Centres this year.
83,711: Total number of field officers who will be manning this year’s KCSE exams.
10,078: The number of Centre Managers (Principal) who will be in charge of the Examination Centres.
10,078: The number of Supervisors who will be in-charge of examination administration.
37,978: The statistics for the number of invigilators who will monitor exams in the examination rooms.
20,156: The number of security personnel who will safe guard the examination materials and the centres.
5,039: The number of drivers recruited to transport examination materials and personnel.
460: The total number of containers that will be used to store examination materials.
Kshs. 500: The daily transport reimbursement that the KNEC will pay the Centre managers.
Kshs. 630: The daily transport reimbursement the Supervisors will receive from the KNEC.
KShs. 700 Million: The approximate amount that the KNEC will use to administer this year’s KCSE examinations.
39: The number of teachers disciplined by the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, for alleged malpractices during the 2017 KCSE examinations. The Teachers have been suspended for upto 6 months.
1: The causality of 2017 examinations’ malpractices. The teacher has been sacked by the TSC.
29: The total number of secondary schools’ teachers disciplined by TSC for the 2017 examination related irregularities.
19: The number of Primary Schools’ teachers interdicted by the TSC for alleged involvement in examination malpractices during the 2017 exams.
10: The number of head teachers and principals disciplined by the TSC for alleged involvement in exams related irregularities at the 2017 exams.
The KCSE examinations come to a close on Wednesday, 28th November, 2018.
From the Newsblaze digital team, we extend our message of success to all candidates and stake holders during this year’s KCSE Examinations.
The National Environment Management Authority, NEMA, has given the owner of a bulding on riparian land to pull it down in the next 14 days. According to NEMA, the building has ‘encroached into Nairobi Dam embarkment.’
The memo from NEMA, dated 12/10/2018, directs the owner, Edermann Property, to remove the building within the next two weeks. “Within 14 days (from the date of this order) demolish the permanent structure. Failure to which, the demolition will be done without further reference to you.” Reads the memo.
See images of the building and memos from the Water Resources Management Authority and NEMA:
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released the lists of shortlisted teachers for the September/ October 2020 recruitment exercise. The Merit lists have been dispatched to Counties and will be used during the upcoming interviews.
Samburu county 2020 September tsc job applicants list.
Three pupils hit by an over speeding vehicle in Murang’a, one dies on spot
A pupil has succumbed to injuries sustained after being knocked by an over speeding vehicle at kianderi village, kiharu constituency, in Murang’a county, yesterday. The pupil, schooling at Kianderi primary school, was in the company of 2 others as they left school for their homes. According to an eye witness, Mary Wamuyu, “The accident occurred at 4.00 pm (Yesterday) as the kids were trekking home from school. An over speeding vehicle lost control and hit the 3 kids; killing one of them instantly”.
This road referred to as ‘nyoka nyoka’ by locals connects 4 constituencies namely: Kangema, Kiharu, Kandara and Kigumo. The locals say their pleas to have bumps erected on this road have been ignored from time to time. The angry residents have now vowed to erect bumps on the dangerous road if the government does not act.
International Teachers Day Celebrations
The kenya National Union of teachers top brass leadership led by the General Secretary wilson Sossion joined teachers at the Teso KNUT branch, today, to celebrate the annual world teachers’ day. This happened as the TSC
Private schools teachers meet in Eldoret.
Four hundred teachers drawn from various private schools congregated aat Noble restaurant in Eldoret today to deliberate on implementation of the new Competency Based Curriculum, CBC. The new CBC is expected to be fully rolled out next year as concerns emerge on unpreparedness of the government to offer the much needed support to enable production of instructional materials for grade 4. This has caused unprecedented anxiety among teachers, parents and pupils.
Speaking to the press today, at Eldoret, the officials of the Kenya Private Schools association, KPSA, said they were confident that the government still has enough time to provide direction and instructional materials for the CBC, in the remaining time; ahead of roll out in January, 2019. The officials said it will be unfortunate if the kids will be forced to revert to the old education system.
Trouble at the Education sector as KNUT accuses TSC for collapsed Naivasha talks
The Kenya National Union of Teachers, KNUT, has given the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, 14 days ultimatum to reverse the transfers of 85 teachers serving as union officials. This is after the TSC transferred the officials under its contentious delocalization programme. Speaking to journalists yesterday, KNUT General Secretary, wilson Sossion, warned of dire consequences if the Commission will not reciprocate on the union’s demands. “Promotion of teachers shall not be evaded. That one shall have to be done. Delocalization and punitive transfers which constitute bullying must stop.. we do not need a meeting (to discuss such obvious issues),” said an angry Sossion.
Hon. Sossion was quick to deny that the union stormed out of the Naivasha talks. He, instead, blamed the TSC of playing games with teachers’ ,matters. “They say we walked out of Naivasha. Here we are in Naivasha, we have not left Naivasha,” Sossion said. The union now demands an immediate stop to delocalization of teachers, promotion of over the 30,000 teachers who had attained higher qualifications and an immediate stop to the ongoing Performance appraisal Contracting programme. While explaining why KNUT is opposed to delocalization, Sossion said, “Delocalization of teachers by the Commission has dismantled family units. This is a very grave thing.”
In a statement on Wednesday, the TSC the meeting was adjourned on KNUT request after it rejected a proposal that the union had placed on the table seeking to have transfers of teachers serving as union officials revoked, immediately. The TSC maintained that the transfers of teachers are guided by regulations which can not be applied selectively.
As days draw closer to the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and Kenya Certificate of primary Education exams, it remains if the KNUT will make good of its plan to cause industrial disruptions in the education sector; by calling a teachers’ strike.
Students decry lack of water at school, forced to walk long distances for the rare commodity
Students at Ingangara secondary school have come out to strongly criticize the lack of water at school that forces them to wake up very early in the wee hours to search for the rare commodity. The students who trek for over 2 kilometers to fetch water from the nearest stream now say this exhausts them and they can not concentrate well on their studies. Speaking to members of the press, the disillusioned students expressed concern that the water supplied from the community local supply comes for only 30 minutes twice a week. They say such volume of water is too low and can not meet the needs of the students’ population. “We have to come down every evening to the river to come and fetch water which is tiresome,” said one of the girls.
According to the students, the situation had affected their education as they spend almost half of their time going to the river to collect this essential commodity. The pessimistic students are now appealing to the Counnty government and the area Member of Parliament to connect them to a stable water supply source such that their studies are not affected.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has advertised about 10,000 new recruitment, promotion and replacement vacancies for teachers. Here is the list of advertised posts per school.
Kenya’s Women volleyball team, the Malkia strikers, were unable to repeat yesterday’s heroics as they lost by straight sets to Serbia in their second pool D match at the FIVB Women’s World Championship on Sunday night. The Malkia strikers went down 3-0 (25-16, 25-9, 25-8) in a match played at Hamamatsu, Japan.
A magnificent performance by Mercy Moim, yesterday, led Kenya to a historic straight sets victory (25-23, 25-22, 25-21) over Kazakhstan in Pool D at the FIVB Women’s World Championship. This was Kenya’s first ever victory at the world stage. Read more details here..https://newsblaze.co.ke/kenyas-malkia-strikers-in-historic-win-over-kazakhstan/
In today’s match Jovana Stevanovic was a thorn in the flesh to the Kenyans as she steared Serbia to the victory with nine points. Brankica Mihajlovic had eight points and Stefana Veljkovic seven for Serbia.
The ever green Mercy Moim led Kenya with seven points in the loss. Kenya played hard, but was unable to muster the same level they displayed in Saturday’s historic victory over Kazakhstan, their first ever at a World Championship. The match did not have many long rallies, with many points over in a flash. Kenya was unable to contend with Serbia’s block.
The first set featured poor serving by both teams. Time and again serves flew long or straight into the net. Serbia took charge and pulled ahead 16-10 at the second Team Time Out on a spike by Milena Rasic and rolled to grab the set 25-16. The higher-ranked Serbs finally got into a rhythm and came together.
Serbia again set the pace in the second set, moving out to an 8-4 lead at the first Team Time Out following a service ace by Tijana Malesevic. Serbia’s wing spikers blasted away at the Kenya defense, which was unable to repel the constant attacks. Serbia boosted their advantage to 16-6 at the second Team Time Out while running off six consecutive points. Kenya was also troubled by unforced errors as Serbia built their lead and ultimately took the set 25-9.
The outcome became academic early in the final set when Serbia rapidly established a 9-1 lead. One point in the set crystallized the match. Serbia’s Veljkovic went up for a spike with her right hand but mistimed her jump. On the way down she hit the ball with her left hand and it landed in a open space in the Kenya defense for a point. Serbia cruised the rest of the way to take the set and the match 25-8.
The Kenyan queens now take on Puerto Rico in their next clash.
Kenya’s next matches
1. Puerto Rico vs Kenya 1/10/2018
2. Kenya vs Brazil 3/10/2018
3. Domican Republica vs Kenya 4/10/2018
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC,has released a new teacher recruitment score sheet and marking scheme. The scoring criteria will be used during teacher recruitment interviews.
SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS – POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS
Applicants should be awarded marks during the selection in accordance with the areas specified below.
APPLICANT’S NAMEQUALIFICATIONTSC No.
SCORING AREAS
MAXIMUM SCORE
ACTUAL SCORE
AVERAGE SCORE BY THE PANEL
A (I)
Academic and Professional qualifications
Bachelors of Education (BED) Degree
(i) First Class (ii) Second Class ——————–
(iii) Pass
OR
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree + PGDE or Bachelor of Science (BSC) + PGDE
(i) First Class (ii) Second Class ———————-
(iii) Pass
MAXIMUM SCORE
40
35
30
40
35
30
40
(II)
Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education
(i) Distinction
35
(ii) Credit
30
(iii) Pass
25
OR
Diploma in Education
(i) Distinction————————–
35
(ii) Credit
30
(iii) Pass
25
MAXIMUM SCORE
35
B
Evidence of internship service
Served for three (3) years——————————
15
Served for two (2) years——————————–
10
Currently serving the first year of internship——
05
MAXIMUM SCORE
15
C
Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher
i. 2015 and before ——————————-
ii. 2016
iii. 2017
iv. 2018 v. 2019
vi. 2020
vii. 2021
viii. 2022
MAXIMUM SCORE
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
05
40
N.B: For purposes of scoring part C, year of completion of professional training (BED or PGDE) whose certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet determines the length of stay but not year of enhancement.
(D) (i) Communication ability
a) Communication skills—————————–
b) Presentation
(ii) Knowledge of current trends in Education Sector
(iii) Special talents (Leadership awards and acknowledgement)
NB: No candidate should score zero in this section
MAXIMUM SCORE
1
1
2
1
5
GRAND TOTAL
100
We certify that the information entered above is correct to the best of our knowledge.
Sign Sign
(Principal/Secretary BOM) (Chairperson BOM)
Name Name
Date Date
APPENDIX 1 (b)
SCORING AREAS
MAXIMUM SCORE
ACTUAL SCORE
AVERAGE
SCORE BY THE PANEL
A I.
Academic and Professional qualifications
Degree (BED)
(i) First Class & Second Class ———————–
40
(ii) Pass
35
OR
Degree BA + PGDE or BSC + PGDE
(i) First Class & Second Class———————-
(ii) Pass
40
35
MAXIMUM SCORE
40
II
OR
Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education
(i) Distinction & Credit——————————–
35
(ii) Pass
35
OR
Diploma in Education
35
(i) Distinction & Credit——————————–
30
(ii) Pass
MAXIMUM SCORE
35
B
Evidence of internship service
Served for three (3) years—————————–
15
Served for two (2) years——————————-
10
Currently serving the first year of internship—-
05
MAXIMUM SCORE
15
C
Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher
i. 2017 and before ——————————-
ii. 2018 iii. 2019 and after ———————————-
MAXIMUM SCORE
40
35
30
40
SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS WITH DISABILITIES – POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS
NB: For purposes of scoring part C, year of completion of professional training (BED or PGDE) whose certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet determines the length of stay butnot year of enhancement.
(D) (i) Communication ability
c) Communication skills ——————————
d) Presentation
(ii) Knowledge of current trends in Education Sector
(iii) Special talents (Leadership awards and acknowledgement)
NB: No candidate should score zero in this section
MAXIMUM SCORE
1
1
2
1
5
GRAND TOTAL
100
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The Federation of Kenya Employers, FKE, has obtained court orders to force the interior Ministry to declare October 10 a public holiday. The FKE had gone to court to protest the decision by the Internal Security Ministry not to gazette October 10 as a public holiday.
October 10 has in the past been celebrated as Moi day before the Constitutional review. The orders, granted, now mean that the holiday shall be celebrated yearly; on 10th October.
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) is the national umbrella body and the voice of employers in Kenya. It serves as a platform for the articulation of key concerns of the employers in Kenya in the areas of socio-economic development. FKE is the most representative employers’ organization in the country, representing the employers’ interests both locally and internationally. It was established in 1959 under the Trade Unions Act Cap 233.
It is charged with representing the interests of employers at the tripartite level involving the Government, Employers and Workers, and since its establishment has served as a platform for advocacy of key concerns of employers in the areas of employment, labour relations and social policy.
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is in the process of profiling teachers whose medical conditions are prohibiting them from performing teaching duties, optimally. Through a circular written by Mrs. J.M Maundu, on behalf of the TSC Secretary, and dated 23 October, 2018, the TSC directs all County directors to provide data of this group of teachers. “The commission requires data on teachers who are unable to perform teaching duties due to medical reasons,” Writes Maundu.
The Commission now asks the TSC County Directors to ‘liaise with all heads of institutions to provide data on:’
Teachers who have been out of station (their working stations) on account of ill health for over six months.
Teachers unable to perform their teaching duties due to substance abuse (Drug and Alcohol abuse)
Teachers who have mental challenges and cannot teach.
Any other pending cases in the counties where the teacher has not been in station for over 3 months and is not officially on approved leave of absence or study leave.
The TSC collects this information via its, Teachers Management Information System, TMIS, found on its online portal.
Details to be submitted to the head office are: Name of the teacher, TSC Number, Current station and reason (s) for non performance of duty. The information is to be submitted by 15th November, 2018. TSC is doing this is in a bid to address staffing gaps in public schools in Kenya.
Are you planning to attend an interview for TSC 2020 recruitment of new teachers? Well, you need to know the interview dates and venues where recruitment of new primary and secondary teachers will be carried out.
Each County has set its own interview dates and venues. We have collated most of the details to assist you in proper planning. Check the interview times and dates correctly so that you are not locked out.
2020 TSC RECRUITMENT DATES AND VENUES AT COUNTY LEVEL
KAKAMEGA COUNTY NEW TSC RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE.
S/N
SUB-COUNTY
RECRUITMENT DATE
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
RECRUITMENT/INTERVIEW VENUE
1
Navakholo
28/09/2020
18
Ingotse Boys
2
Kakamega North
28/09/2020
22
Malava Girls
3
Kakamega Central
29/09/2020
7
Shieywe Secondary
4
Mumias West
28/09/2020
16
Mumias Muslim Boys
5
Butere
28/09/2020
15
Butere Girls
6
Lukuyani
28/09/2020
19
Moi Girls Nagili
7
Kakamega East
29/09/2020
24
Mukumu Boys
8
Khwisero
30/09/2020
15
Khwisero Girls
9
Mumias East
29/09/2020
18
Lubini Girls
10
Matungu
30/09/2020
24
Kholera Boys
11
Kakamega South
29/09/2020
12
Musingu Boys
12
Matete
30/09/2020
10
Kivaya Boys
13
Lugari
30/09/2020
21
Bishop Sulumeti
HOMA BAY COUNTY NEW TSC RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE.
Below is the recruitment Schedule for new TSC teachers in Homa Bay County;
Kenya’s National assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi, has turned down a request by 10 MPs to fly out to Tokyo, Japan, for the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship. The Legislators were hoping to fly out of the country to witness the FIVB Women’s World championship in Japan. This decision may be informed by the economic crunch facing the Kenyan government that is struggling to meet its ballooning wage bill and loans.
This latest development comes after members of the public roasted the over 20 Senators and Members of Parliament who flew out of the country to enjoy the just concluded World cup in Russia, 2018. The law makers who included 6 Senators and 14 MPs spent millions of taxpayers’ money just to have good time at the world cup, a move that angered most Kenyans. The same Law makers were recently conspicuously absent at Kasarani when the National Men’s soccer team, the Harambee Stars beat Ghana’s Black Stars, 1-0, in an AFCON qualifier match.
The FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship commences on Saturday, 29 September 2018, in Japan. Kenya’s Malkia strikers are pooled in group D and shall play their first match on 29th September against Kazakhstan at 13.20 pm, local time.
File Photo: Malkia Strikers, Kenya’s Women volleyball team players.
Hon. Muturi did not give the names of the 10 Legislators in the list.
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 to recruit the teachers so as to close the teething staff shortages experienced in public schools.
She said part of the money will be required to recruit 10,000 more teachers on internship. There are currently over 10,000 intern teachers who were recruited during the 2019/ 2020 financial year.
This comes as the commission reports that the country is facing a shortage of about 50,000 teachers. A situation that has greatly overburdened the available tutors. According to Dr. Macharia, primary schools require 48,173 more teachers to address the shortage. There are 211,046 primary school teachers currently out of the required number of 259,219.
Garissa, West Pokot, Wajir and Narok counties headline the list of counties with the highest staff shortages. A closer look at this list shows that most of these areas are largely hardship areas.
Nairobi, Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Uasin Gishu, Nyeri, Nyandarua, Murang’a, Meru, Isiolo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Embu and Kiambu counties are more comfortable in terms of meeting their staffing needs.
The commission is at the same time seeking about Sh500 million to be used by its field operations to facilitate its officers.
“Field officers play a key role in ensuring maintenance of teaching standards through regular monitoring and quality assurance at the school level,” Dr. Macharia told Legislators this past Tuesday.
On his part, Education Cabinet Secretary says the ministry is in need of Sh429 million to mitigate the effects of covid-19 in the sector. Prof. Magoha says part of the funds will be utilize in buying sanitizers, soaps, masks and carry out covid-19 tests for staff and students in the various Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, institutions in the country.
The CS, while appearing before the National Assembly’s Education Committee on Tuesday, sought for an additional Sh6.6 billion shillings. Of this amount, Sh3.8 billion will be used in catering for needs of the projected 300,000 new numbers of TVET students. There are currently 173,000 students studying in the TVETS countrywide. The remaining Sh2.8 billion is to be directed towards recruitment of an additional 3,674 TVBETs tutors.
