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KUPPET Raises Alarm Over Potential Cancellation of National Exams Due to Insufficient Funding

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) is worried that the Kenya National Examinations Council might fail to sit for national exams this...

Makueni County Converts 453 ECDE Teachers to Permanent and Pensionable Terms

In a bid to enhance Early Childhood Education in Makueni County, Executive Member for Education, Elizabeth Muli announced a conversion of 453 Early Childhood...

Secondary School Candidates in Kirinyaga to Benefit from NGAAF Initiative

This year, candidates sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Kirinyaga County, are set to benefit from an initiative spearheaded by County...

Kuppet Demands Immediate Reinstatement of Teachers’ Medical Insurance Scheme

Kuppet is now demanding the immediate reinstatement of the withdrawn medical insurance scheme for tutors. According to the union, a good number of teachers...

Trouble Brews at Kenya Literature Bureau Over Payment Disputes and Workplace Issues

A host of legal tussles relating to payment rows, discrimination, ethnicity, and bad blood at the work place are facing the Kenya Literature Bureau...

Proposal to Replace Bursary Fund Draws Mixed Reactions in Nakuru

A proposal to replace the bursary fund with direct funding to schools draws mixed reactions from Nakuru parents. Tucked away in this debate is...

Mixed Reactions to the New Universities Funding Model in Kenya

The new universities funding model in Kenya has elicited mixed reactions, with several educational stakeholders—a group that includes the Kenya National Union of Teachers—started...

Mitunguu TTI Students Protest Transfer of Principal Lucy Anampiu

Students at Mitunguu Technical Training Institute in Meru ran amok, protesting the transfer of principal, Lucy Anampiu. Protesting students barricaded the Mitunguu-Kathwana road to...

Blow to Teachers Who Have Not Completed TPD Modules: TSC Introduces Amendment Bill 2024

The Teachers Service Commission is seeking to effect a key legislation change in a move aimed at making teaching career more professional here in...

Kenyan Teachers Urge State to Ease Visa Application Process for Overseas Jobs

Kenyan teachers seeking employment in countries like the United States have called on the government to streamline the process of applying for a visa...

Governor Jonathan Bii’s Free Milk Feeding Programme Boosts ECD School Enrolment in Uasin Gishu

The free milk feeding programme promoted by Governor Jonathan Bii has increased ECD enrolment in Uasin Gishu by more than 10 percent. Governbor Bii,...

President Ruto Freezes Recruitment of 20,000 New Teachers Amid Budget Constraints

President William Ruto has scrapped the planned recruitment of 20,000 additional teachers this year in light of the current budgetary constraints resulting from the...

NEWS

TSC Advertises CEO Position as Dr. Nancy Macharia Prepares to Retire

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has advertised the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as Dr. Nancy Macharia prepares to retire on June 30,...

GENERAL

KNEC To Administer Proficiency Test For Learners Joining CBC From Foreign Curricula

KNEC to Conduct Proficiency Test for CBC Learners from Abroad in June 2025 Why the Proficiency Test? The test is for learners who joined the Competency-Based...

GUIDES

Junior School Teachers Begin Elections for Sports Leadership Roles in KPSSA

Teachers Now Part of KPSSA Leadership Junior school teachers across Kenya have started the process of electing their representatives into the Kenya Primary Schools Sports...