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Kenyan Secondary Schools Propose Fee Increase as Funding Crisis Deepens

Secondary school principals in Kenya have proposed a fee increment of up to KSh 27,000 per student citing inadequate government capitation that has left...

TSC Deregisters 33 Teachers Over Disciplinary Issues—What It Means for the Education Sector

TSC Revokes Registration of 33 Teachers Across Kenya The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has canceled the registration of 33 teachers in Kenya, preventing them from teaching in both public and...

Kwale County Bursary Program Halted as High Court Bars County Funding for Students

Confusion has hit the Kwale County education sector after Governor Fatuma Achani stopped issuing bursaries. Thousands of students are stranded and many are at risk of dropping out...

KESSHA Releases 2025 Calendar of Events: Key Meetings and National Conference Dates

The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) has released its 2025 calendar of events, with county meetings to take place from February 26 to...

Education CS Julius Ogamba Responds to Teachers’ Unions Over Irregular Promotions

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has responded to the concerns by Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) over alleged irregular teacher...

Turkana North MP Ekwom Nabuin Condemns Mass Teacher Transfers, Demands Urgent Replacements

Turkana County leaders are upset with Teachers Service Commission (TSC) over the transfer of over 60 teachersfrom the region without replacement. Turkana North MP Ekwom Nabuin has strongly condemned the...

Kenyan Secondary Schools Face Crisis as Government Delays Capitation Funds

MoE Fails to Release Capitation Funds Again, Principals in Panic The Ministry of Education (MoE) has once again failed to release school capitation funds on...

Government to Launch Talent Programs in TVET Institutions to Nurture Skills and Create Jobs

The Kenyan government is set to launch talent development programs in all Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across the country. This will produce well rounded students by integrating skills based...

Education CS Migos Ogamba Pledges Timely Release of Delayed Capitation Funds

Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba has assured schools that the delayed capitation funds will be released this week, citing other national obligations as the...

750 Top KCSE Achievers Selected for Equity Leadership Program

The Equity Group Foundation has launched the latest cohort of its Equity Leaders Program (ELP), selecting 750 of the country’s best performing students for...

Teacher Transfers Leave Turkana Secondary Schools in Crisis

Secondary schools in Turkana are facing a severe teacher shortage after more than 40 non-local teachers were abruptly transferred without replacements. The sudden transfers have...

Kenya Primary Schools Heads Association (KEPSHA) National Chairman Johnston Nzioka Dies in Road Crash

KEPSHA National Chairman dies in road accident Crash Details According to police reports, Nzioka was involved in a road crash in Athi River along the Nairobi-Mombasa...

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

TSC’s Medical Insurance Woes Persist as Teachers Remain Stuck with Minet Cover

Over 400,000 teachers and their dependents are stuck with Minet Kenya medical insurance despite growing dissatisfaction with the service and stalled transition to a...

GUIDES

Kenya 2025 School Calendar: Opening, Closing, and Exam Dates for Term 2 and Term 3

Schools in Kenya have reopened for Term Two of the 2025 academic calendar after the April holiday which started on April 4, 2025. The...