Nancy Macharia Stories

From classrooms to the streets: Inside a tough and turbulent year for Kenyan teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 01, 2025

From primary schools to universities, the year was punctuated by multiple strikes that disrupted learning and exposed deep-seated issues.

Teachers' union raises alarm over 'back door' delocalisation tactics
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 11, 2024

The delocalisation policy, which began in 2018, sought to transfer teachers from their home counties and relocate those who had overstayed in one regi...

TSC CEO Nancy Macharia to step down after decade-long tenure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2024

Macharia, who took office in June 2015 and was reappointed in 2020, shared the news during her address at the KNUT AGM in Mombasa.

TSC warns school heads to strictly enforce safety standards after tragic fire
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 13, 2024

Macharia highlighted that some school heads have shown a lax attitude toward enforcing government directives meant to ensure the safety and welfare of...

TSC directs directors to nominate supervisors, invigilators for national exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2024

She reiterated that all the selected personnel should be carefully vetted and nominated according to strict guidelines.

TSC on the spot over union fees deduction for visually impaired teachers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2024

Kenya Visually Impaired Teachers' Association Chairperson Mbugua Kamau said that they never registered as members of the Kenya Union of Special Needs...

Treasury proposes budget cuts for JSS teachers, delays confirmation to permanent positions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 20, 2024

The reduction has particularly impacted the 46,000 JSS intern teachers who have been eagerly awaiting their confirmation since 2023.

Junior secondary school intern teachers strike in demand for better pay, permanent terms
Waweru Wairimu  |  May 13, 2024

They say they will not return to work unless the government addresses the key issues of poor pay and changes their contracts to make them permanent an...

Kilifi JSS intern teachers threaten to strike if TSC fails to fulfil demands 
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 07, 2024

The teachers have now given TSC a seven-day ultimatum to address their grievances, failure to which, they will not report back to schools for the seco...

TSC seeks to revise entry qualification grades for teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 26, 2024

TSC has proposed setting a mean grade of C (plain) in the KCSE exam as the minimum requirement for enrollment in a diploma course in teaching.

MPs call for probe into TSC payroll after Sh446m paid to dead teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 21, 2024

Auditor General revealed that TSC had excess expenditure of budgets and unexplained decrease in employer contribution to the NSSF and staff pensions.

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