Teachers Service Commission Stories

TSC unveils teacher promotion guidelines prioritising seniority, experience
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

According to the guidelines, teachers aged 57 years and above stand to gain the most, with the scoring system heavily rewarding length of service and...

From chai to pilau: The best spices to keep you warm this cold season
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 21, 2025

These spices boost circulation by stimulating vasodilation, creating a gentle warmth while also strengthening immune and respiratory health—vital duri...

Teacher shortages worsen as KUPPET calls for fast-tracked promotions, recruitment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

The union also criticised counties for mismanaging essential services such as healthcare, cautioning that placing education under devolved units would...

Court suspends Ruto’s anti-corruption taskforce pending hearing of case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 20, 2025

They contend that President Ruto’s decision duplicates existing institutions and is therefore invalid. The petitioners claim that the presidential pro...

Microsoft Excel integrates Copilot AI to streamline spreadsheet workflows
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 20, 2025

Copilot for Excel is now available to Microsoft 365 commercial subscribers with the Copilot add-on license. Microsoft plans to extend availability to...

Grenade attack forces MSF to suspend life-saving services at Zalingei Hospital in Darfur
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 19, 2025

Zalingei Hospital, the only facility in Central Darfur capable of handling severe cases, has treated 162 cholera patients in just 16 days since August...

President Ruto forms new multi-agency team to intensify war on corruption
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

The team will be chaired by the Executive Office of the President, while the Office of the Attorney General will serve as the Secretariat.

KNUT defends new CBA as teachers protest small pay rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

He pointed out that in the 2021–2025 CBA, teachers had secured no salary increments, receiving only paternity and maternity benefits as Covid-19 disru...

Unions push for stand-alone junior schools, teachers cite stalled career growth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

They want junior schools to be recognised as a stand-alone tier, separate from both primary and senior schools.

KNH, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital among 223 hospitals with Sh11.4 billion uncollected revenue
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has warned that the delays in collections now risk forcing counties to divert resources from other departments to susta...

TSC clears 1,436 primary school teachers for deployment to junior schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 17, 2025

In a circular, the commission explained that the deployment is meant to ensure that teachers with the right qualifications and experience teach Junior...

Parents, teachers hail launch of modern libraries in Lamu schools to nurture reading culture
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 17, 2025

The initiative is being spearheaded by Lamu Deputy Governor, Dr Mbarak Bahjaj, as a personal commitment to improving grassroots education.

Teachers to apply for transfers online under new TSC system that aims to boost accountability
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 17, 2025

TSC Acting CEO Evaleen Mitei said the commission developed the system to ensure equitable distribution and optimal deployment of teachers while advanc...

HELB rolls out loan scheme for civil servants pursuing further studies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Applicants need an admission letter from a recognised Kenyan university or training institution. They must submit certified copies of their three late...

Why ginger and cloves deserve a daily spot in your kitchen
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 13, 2025

A study from the University of Dar es Salaam found that drinking ginger-clove tea three times a week significantly improved antioxidant levels in part...

MPs clash with civil society group over report criticising education sector
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

Committee members took issue with both the tone and content of the report. Committee chair and Tinderet MP Julius Melly told the group their presentat...

Kenya, Iran form joint committee to resolve tea export ban within 60 days
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The goal is to resume exports to Iran before the end of the 60 days, reviving a vital market for Kenya’s tea farmers and exporters.

Kenya edges Cameroon to lift African Women's U-20 Volleyball Championship crown
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

Kenya edged Cameroon 26-24 in a tight first set before dropping the second 19-25. The team bounced back with a hard-fought 28-26 win in the third set...

TSC announces over 45,000 teaching and internship vacancies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The combined recruitments offer over 45,000 positions, including over 21,000 teaching and leadership vacancies and 24,000 internship roles for junior...

KUPPET condemns TSC for ignoring decade-long teacher promotion backlog
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The union has called for a clear promotion framework that would allow teachers in job group C3 to move to C4 after three years without the need for an...

Education ministry launches county forums to address capitation issues, stalled promotions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The initiative follows concerns raised by head teachers during the first forum held in Muranga County, where they highlighted delays in capitation pay...

CS Murkomen raises alarm over rising gender-based violence in Rift Valley
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Murkomen acknowledged that many GBV cases go unreported or unresolved because perpetrators are often family members. This reality, he noted, complicat...

KUPPET threatens strike over government plan to scrap Minet teachers' medical scheme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Kuppet insists the existing Minet Teachers Medical Scheme, managed by MKL Minet under contract with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), is guarante...

KUCCPS opens applications for diploma upgrade in teacher training
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2025

Applicants are required to log into the KUCCPS portal and select a public TTC of their choice to begin the application. The intake is scheduled for Au...

MP Adan Keynan seeks release of Kenyan teacher detained in Somalia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 06, 2025

The teacher, identified as Hassan Osman Qassim, originally from Wajir County, has now spent over two months in detention in Laascaanood without any fo...

Education stakeholders push for independent body to regulate teachers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

Fuad explained that the proposed body would be tasked with setting professional benchmarks, licensing all qualified teachers, enforcing codes of condu...

‘No food, no charges’: Family demands release of Kenyan teacher held in Las'aanod, Somalia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 04, 2025

The teacher, Hassan Osman Mohamed Qasim, is being held under the administration of the newly formed North Eastern State of Somalia, formerly known as...

KUPPET proposes overhaul of funding, abolition of bursaries in fresh push for fully free public education system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

At the top of KUPPET’s demands is the immediate release of the entire capitation for the 2025 academic year, well before the third and final term begi...

Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital restricts visits after KNH patient murders
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 02, 2025

The changes come after the July 11 murder of a patient at KNH, which triggered public outrage and raised questions about the safety of patients in ref...

Government revokes licences of tea exporter accused of irregular trade with Iran
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 01, 2025

The Ministry cited the company’s involvement in trade irregularities that have negatively affected Kenya’s tea exports to the Iranian market.

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