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JSS teachers demand autonomy, call for delinking from primary schools
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 01, 2025

The teachers further raised concerns over promotion policies, which they say have left many of them sidelined.

TSC under fire for 'discriminatory' hiring of teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

Teachers argue that the policy is discriminatory and undermines the principle of equal opportunity in hiring.

Kakamega, Bungoma get highest share of TSC internship vacancies, as Isiolo, Lamu receive least slots
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

National Secretary of the Kenya Teachers in Hardship and Arid Areas Welfare Association, Ndung’u Wangenye, protested the allocations, calling for affi...

Teachers who resigned or were dismissed after April 2018 eligible for pension, says TSC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

Under the new deal, resignation or dismissal no longer leads to total loss of benefits, as those leaving service will now qualify for gratuity and pen...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We have not reviewed hardship allowances for teachers - TSC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

TSC’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Eveleen Mitei told the National Assembly Implementation Committee that the allowances are still being paid based...

TSC still using 1997 rules to pay hardship allowance, MPs demand urgent review
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Acting TSC CEO Eveleen Mitei explained that the list of designated hardship areas remains unchanged, as the mandate to review the classifications now...

MPs demand answers over unfair teacher postings, hardship allowances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2025

This follows complaints by legislators who said some teachers from urban centres were being posted to hardship areas and promoted to leadership roles,...

CS John Mbadi pledges permanent placement for 20,000 intern teachers from January 2026
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

Appearing before the National Assembly Education Committee on Thursday, CS Mbadi said it was now his responsibility to ensure the recruitment goes ahe...

TSC introduces baggage allowance to ease teachers’ transfer costs, salary increase in new CBA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

According to the TSC, the allowance ranges from Sh43 to Sh80 per kilometre, with teachers in the highest grade, D5, receiving the maximum rate.

Audit: TSC yet to recover Sh211 million in teacher overpayments despite recouping Sh222 million
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

In her audit report for the financial year ending June 2024, Gathungu disclosed that TSC had overpaid teachers Sh433.9 million, blaming the situation...

Court orders TSC to resolve dispute with interdicted North Eastern teachers who fled terror attacks
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

This comes after teachers sued their employer for interdicting them when they fled their workstations following deadly Al-Shabaab attacks.

TSC raises alarm over fake job letters sold to desperate job seekers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

The Commission warned Kenyans against making payments for the documents, insisting that they are fake and hold no legitimacy.

Government suspends hardship area classification after public backlash
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku said the Ministry of Public Service and the Ministry of Education have agreed to halt the rollout of th...

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