National
The government’s plan for 100 per cent transition to secondary schools is faltering due to shortage of teachers. An assessment by the Teacher’s Service Commission shows 12,626 teachers are …
TSC jobs
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is seeking an additional Sh27 billion to hire more teachers and pay the their annual salary increment. A total of Sh13 billion would be …
Prizes
“It is unbelievable, God-given and a great honour,’’ are the only words a Kenyan teacher who has been named in top 10 finalists for the $1 million Varkey Foundation …
Murder
A Form Two student accused of killing a teacher has pleaded not guilty at a Nakuru court. Appearing before Justice Joel Ngugi on Wednesday, the suspect took the plea …
Universities
Top Ministry of Education officials yesterday held crisis meetings to resolve the controversy over unapproved courses in universities.The Standard established that the Commission for University Education (CUE) – which …
TSC jobs
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has banned 29 teachers from working over misconduct including sexual relations with students. Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia, in a public notice, said the …
National
Teachers who did not take part in the appraisal process will not be considered for promotion, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has said. TSC, in papers filed at the …
Coast
A woman wants a Mombasa school ordered to readmit her son whom it expelled for non-payment of Sh3,000 lunch fees. Nuru Mohammed asked the High Court to compel Bahwan …
Unions
Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion has cautioned the Teachers Service Commission against deducting Sh500 monthly from teachers’ salaries. Sossion said TSC must negotiate with teachers if it needs any …
National
The government will sink a further Sh8.4 billion into the controversial laptop project that has so far gobbled up in excess of Sh50 billion. The new expenditure comes months …
Textbooks
Parliament has summoned Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed to shed light on revelations that merchants are oversupplying textbooks to secondary schools. The National Assembly’s Education Committee chaired by Tinderet …
