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TSC receives over 314,000 job applications for only 46,000 teaching vacancies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 17, 2024

The application period, which closed on October 8, 2024, reveals a growing concern over the number of jobless teachers despite staffing shortages in s...

JSS teachers seek independence from unions, blame them for neglecting their rights
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 06, 2024

While highlighting how salary increments and other demands raised by JSS teachers had gone unmet, national spokesperson Omari Omari emphasised that it...

TSC launches nationwide recruitment drive for 46,000 teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 01, 2024

According to TSC, 6,000 positions are available for primary schools, 39,550 for junior secondary schools and 450 for secondary schools.

Education Ministry seeks review of 742 sacked JSS teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2024

PS Kipsang emphasised that the issue falls under labour relations and will be addressed by the Ministry of Labour and the Teachers Service Commission.

Garissa schools benefit from STEM skills training
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 13, 2024

The STEM outreach subjects include mathematics, integrated sciences (physics, biology, and chemistry), and pre-technical studies in the Junior Seconda...

Junior Secondary School teachers suspend protests to allow budget passage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 09, 2024

The decision follows productive negotiations with the National Assembly’s Labour and Education committee, resulting in the approval of some key demand...

JSS teachers reject TSC's return-to-work deal citing betrayal by KUPPET
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2024

According to KUPPET, the JSS teachers were not part of a trade union and thus could not form a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Tough times ahead as budget cuts put education sector in crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 01, 2024

Machogu said lack of funds poses a serious threat to the quality of education, particularly for students with severe disabilities

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