Governance

By end of June 2022, thousands of teachers employed by the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, will exit the service. The teachers have their retirement letters long ago and it is …

The High Court of Kenya confirmed a permanent injunction compelling internet service providers (ISPs) to block sports pirate websites infringing on copyrighted material. In November 2019, Multichoice Kenya filed a …

Under new laws, teachers’ and public employees’ pay and allowances will be reassessed every four years to keep pace with rising costs of living. In new regulations submitted to Parliament, …

Teachers Service Commission, TSC, normally conducts mass recruitment of teachers every year. The employment is done during the holidays to avoid interrupting the smooth running of teaching in schools. In …

Food has become an emotive issue in Kenya. Prices of common food products have gone through the roof, away from the reach of millions of Kenyans. Hunger is sweeping across …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a list of 1,025 teachers for promotion under new modalities starting July 2022. Following the TSC adoption of the new modalities that influence …

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed all head teachers not to discriminate against any individuals based on their religious beliefs. President Uhuru Kenyatta was speaking on Sunday, June 20, during celebrations …

Former Jubilee MP Candidate for Westlands Dedan Mugo led a team of Kikuyu leaders who endorsed Tim Wanyonyi’s bid committing to reroute their support base to his campaigns. Initially, Mugo …

Recently, the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, adopted an almost predictable employment strategy of employing 5000 new teachers on permanent and pensionable terms while additionally hiring about 6,000 intern teachers who …

Teachers working in hardship areas get a special allowance called ‘hardship allowance’. Teacher Service Commission, TSC pays extra allowances (hardship allowances) to teachers working in areas classified as hardship. Hardship …

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has approved only four out of the 50 presidential candidates to run in the upcoming elections in August. If no other candidate will …

Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has finally settled the debate on which teachers will attend to learners who will join junior secondary schools in Grade 7, 8, and 9. TSC had …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC), insists that in its new plan to promote teachers from July, it will only consider teachers who scored a C+(plus) on the KCSE. Considering the  …

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has been put on the spot for overpaying a section of teachers as the agency is reeling from a shortage of teachers. The irregular payments …

Primary school teachers who will graduate with Diploma in Primary Teachers Education, DPTE, will be favored in Teacher Service Commission, TSC, recruitment. In various recognized Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) across …

In Kenya, a secondary school teacher earns an average of 35,000 shillings per month while a primary school teacher earns an average of 25,000 per month. Most of these schools …

The Teacher Service Commission, TSC, will deploy 1000 practicing P1 teachers to secondary schools in September this year. The school principal has already declared and submitted various subjects combination in …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will recruit new school heads to replace more than 500 headteachers who are currently on contract.  According to the Commission, they will stop the employment …

More than 186,000 teachers are set to receive a pay rise from July this year as part of the implementation of the Second Phase of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) …

On Tuesday, April 14, 2015, a middle-aged man stood before Justice Morgan of the Ontario Court of Justice on 50 Eagle Street West, Newmarket, Ontario to plead guilty for skipping …

The Teachers taking part in the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) mentorship program will have an upper hand whenever promotion opportunities arise. According to TSC, Teachers who successfully complete the TSC …

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has issued tough directives to all headteachers as the county prepares to record its highest form one admission. Magoha directed that no school should …

Teachers have a reason to smile after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the minimum wage rise by 12 percent during the Labour Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium. According to the President, …

On Monday 25th April, the Competency-Based Curriculum, CBC, Training of close to 120,000 teachers in readiness for Junior secondary schools began and is expected to run till Friday 13th May …

Quite a number of teachers, especially school principals are concerned about mass transfers next as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) rationalizes staffing across the country. The nationwide teacher transfer exercise …

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has come up with new training and recruitment requirements for teachers under the Competency-based Curriculum, CBC. Teachers will now have to train in three teaching …

The Teachers Service Commission, (TSC) will recruit new school heads to replace more than 1,594 teachers on contract. According to TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia, the Commission will stop the …

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC is set to train Trainers of secondary school teachers on the Competency-Based Curriculum, CBC, for Junior secondary school. More than 60,000 teachers are set to …

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC has addressed the long delay in the processing of salaries for newly employed teachers. TSC has made changes to the procedures of posting, transfers, and …

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has signed a contract to receive 120 million ballot papers at a cost of 3.5 billion shillings. This is in preparation for the …

It is only in Kenya where a prison cleaner, whose salary is 20,800 shillings (before deductions) will be found with 257 million shillings, seven cars, and a posh house in …

The Teachers Service Commission has terminated the employment contracts of 64 teachers and barred them from ever practicing as teachers in any part of the country. The Commission has warned …

As we all know, the elections in Kenya are coming. The political drums are loud enough to make all of shake our behinds as the rhythm reach the crescendo. A …

The Teachers Service Commission, (TSC) has completed the process of affecting the April 2022 transfers for both classroom teachers and school administrators. According to TSC, the process status of the …

Salary talks between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) resumed in January 2022 with the union reportedly pushing for a basic salary increment …

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has planned the training of junior Secondary School teachers in Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) and Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) with effect from 25th April to 13th May …

This year’s national budget which will be the last one under President Uhuru Kenyatta will be read tomorrow. The national budget of 3.3 trillion shillings will be read early so …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has completed the process of affecting the April 2022 transfers for both classroom teachers and school administrators. According to TSC, the processing status of the …

The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) updates its list of hardship areas on a regular basis. Tutors deployed to these regions are paid a monthly hardship stipend, which serves as an …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) lists new conditions that are likely going to affect teachers in the looming mass transfer of teachers in 2022. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement, CBA, …

Education Cabinet Secretary, George Magoha, on Monday, March 28, released the 2021 KCPE examinations. Speaking at Mtihani House, Nairobi, the CS noted that the examination achieved gender equality as boys …

The government has published the charges that motorists will be required to pay in order to use the most expensive road in East Africa; the Nairobi Expressway. According to the …

When asked what Putin thought he had achieved in Ukraine so far, Peskov answered: “Well, first of all, not yet. He hasn’t achieved yet.”

The Teacher Service Commission, TSC, has only listed six job groups that will earn the salary increment with arrears after the July 2022 budget. According to TSC, teachers in Grade …

The number of unemployed teachers is increasing every year in year out. TSC has not been able to absorb all trained teachers at once upon graduation. Thousands of trained teachers …

There are thieves lined up wanting to be your governor. Some stole from Covid-19 victims and now they want to be Governors.

Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Secondary Teacher III is a Secondary school teacher in grade C1 (formerly job group J).  Grade C1 is an entry grade for secondary school teachers who …

Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi has been cleared by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to run for Governor of Nairobi, officially clearing the way for the race to City Hall. Initially, …

Teachers whose registration certificate is lost, misplaced, or destroyed will now have a chance to apply for a duplicate Certificate of registration from the Teachers Service Commission, TSC online without …

All teachers employed by the Teachers Service Commission will be required to renew their certificates every five years. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) also announced that it would no longer …

Exim Bank, China’s largest lender has imposed “aggressive repayment terms” on the government of Uganda in an effort to recover a 200 million USD loan used to upgrade Entebbe International …

What KRA is doing to businesses is like shooting dead someone who owes you money then starts demanding the same money from the corpse.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a new directive affecting teachers employed on internship terms. TSC posted a total of 1,995 intern teachers in schools early this year. TSC …

Nairobi gubernatorial frontrunner Tim Wanyonyi has received a major boost in his bid to be the next Governor of Nairobi after COTU boss Francis Atwoli endorsed him. The second-time legislator …

TMIS is an important database that TSC uses to manage its teachers. It’s through the TMIS that a teacher can be added to Teacher Professional Appraisal Development (TPAD).

MultiChoice Kenya has come out, guns blazing, defending its decision to demolish its planned offices saying it was only following the directives and notices from the Nairobi County Government. The …

Once a teacher serves for a duration of 3 years, he/she is automatically promoted to grade C3, previously known as job group L.

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has officially banned manual replacement of lost registration certificates of teachers

KNEC has contracted 242,406 teachers to administer the 2021 – 2022 KCPE and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.

Mombasa, Nairobi, Migori, Kericho, Isiolo, Lamu, Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga and Trans Nzoia.

But now, the cartels took over the city. Those who open their legs wide enough to distribute their biological tools equally are given jobs and places at high tables.

The “confusion” in the school calendar will end this year, 2022, and the country will resume a near-normal academic year on January 23, 2023.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has reconsidered its decision on introducing a mandatory fee for teachers undertaking a special type of training. In October 2021, TSC introduced the Teacher Professional …

TSC pays a newly employed graduate teacher in Kenya more than 34,955 shillings in basic salary per month.

Security agents have already warned of the mushrooming terror cells across the country. As the country heads into polls, violence is likely to increase.

The Kenyan passport has been ranked position 8 in Africa and position 71 globally by the Henley Passport Index. The data released is based on the data provided by the …

Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi is currently meeting women from various parts of Nairobi as he seeks their support for the position of Governor for Nairobi County. Tim is planning to …

The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC jointly announced that 15.2 million vaccines purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative are currently being distributed across Africa. Through Saving Lives and …

Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful and Westlands Member of Parliament Tim Wanyonyi has called for calm as authorities investigate the cause of the fire at Buru Buru Girls High School. Wanyonyi toured …

The world we live in keeps on evolving. With each passing day, parenting takes a new shift, and therefore, the need for parents and guardians to adapt in order to …

We are living at a time where technology has changed everything. The world is constantly changing with new trends coming up every day. Having kids and bringing them upright at …

The Route to Food Alliance has raised an alarm over the recent press reports that have highlighted the plight of thousands of Kenyans at risk of starvation. The alliance members …

Since the Taliban took over the Afghan capital on Sunday, women have largely stayed indoors. The Taliban has repeatedly said that women’s rights will be protected under their rule, but …

360,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi. The vaccines were donated by the Government of Denmark and transported by UNICEF. The flight …

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved a new code of practice to guide sanitary production and distribution of miraa produce in the country. The new Kenya National Workshop …

In a report airing on One World with Zain Asher, CNN’s Eleni Giokos explores the coronavirus vaccination rollout across Africa, where countries are playing catch-up following delays in the supply …

In an interview on CNN’s One World with Zain Asher, Dr. John Nkengasong, the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discussed efforts for the continent …

A new CNN investigation from senior international correspondent Nima Elbagir in collaboration with Amnesty International has verified a gruesome video showing Ethiopian forces carrying out extrajudicial executions of unarmed men in Ethiopia’s war-torn …

The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Mutahi Kagwe, on Monday, while briefing the nation on the status of COVID-19, made a passionate appeal for Kenyans to return cylinders to manufacturers to …

Drone operations have spurred innovation within the aviation industry globally. In Kenya, drones have captured the interest of individuals and organizations alike, for leisure and commercial use. While there still …

Plan International Kenya in partnership with the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) has officially launched the Minimum Age of Consent for Sex Report that recommends 18 years as the …

The Cereal Millers Association (CMA) has noted with concern the increase in the supply of maize that has high levels of aflatoxin, endangering the lives of millions of Kenyans. The …

CNN International is to broadcast a new documentary highlighting one of the largest forms of modern-day slavery in the form of bonded labor. Produced by The CNN Freedom Project in …

Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has entered into a partnership with the Kenya Tourism Board to promote domestic tourism. The partnership involves branding one of Jambojet’s De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft …

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has issued new food safety and hygiene guidelines for all workers in the food production and supply chains as the fight against COVID-19 continues. …

Rwanda is doing a remarkable recovery of Rwanda’s Grey-crowned cranes from near extinction due to the efforts of conservationists and local vet Olivier Nsengimana. Captured as chicks and kept as …

Minet Kenya, the administrator of the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) Medical Scheme, has enlisted three government hospitals in Nyeri County under the scheme. In a move aimed at opening up county hospitals …

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya, so many sectors were affected. Businesses came to a halt. People lost their jobs and the government experienced a drop in revenue. Fear took …

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to Kenya and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has handed over medical …

Canon Central and North Africa have joined forces with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to support KWS in the conservation of wildlife across the country. “We are grateful to Canon for …

In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, HRH Charles, Prince of Wales issued a stark warning about the impact of climate change and the loss of biodiversity in the world. “We …

In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni spoke about recent election-related violence following the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine, the insurrection at the US Capitol, and whether he …

Emirates Airline has appointed Christophe Leloup as the new Country Manager for Kenya. The role will see Leloup leading the airline’s operations, customer sales and promotions, cargo and airport operations …

BAT’s US Biotech arm, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP) today announced plans to commence a   Phase I, the first-time-in-human study of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate following approval of its Investigational New Drug …

Amidst calls for social distancing and avoiding the use of cash owing to curb the spread of Covid-19, the Government has moved to charge Kenyans for opting for safer online …

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has upgraded its Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) System at a cost of 198.9 million shillings to ensure the timely flow of Aeronautical Information necessary …

An unprecedented leak of internal Chinese documents to CNN reveals for the first time what China knew in the opening weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, but did not tell the …

Revenue Authority (KRA) held an online session to enlighten Kenyans on the implementation of the Digital Services Tax (DST), leaving participants with more questions than answers. The DST is expected …

KENYA is falling behind the rest of the world in the battle to save the lives of millions of smokers, the Campaign for Safer Alternatives (CASA) warns today.  A new …