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MPs accuse TSC of mishandling teachers' hardship allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2025

The legislators demanded an urgent review of the system, warning that the current arrangement undermines transparency and denies teachers their rightf...

TSC unveils new policy for teacher transfers, aims to increase fairness and transparency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

The new policy will now be based on factors such as available vacancies, equitable staffing, and verified medical grounds.

TSC deregisters 69 teachers over sexual abuse and misconduct
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor said the commission had received 111 cases, ranging from sexual relations with lea...

Ex-Alliance Girls teacher accused of sexual abuse found guilty of misconduct, TSC says
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor told the Senate Education Committee that an investigation conducted on July 25, 20...

Inside Ruto’s bag of goodies aimed at appeasing frustrated Kenyan teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

The meeting at State House, Nairobi, brought together more than 10,000 teachers, union leaders and school heads’ associations, who pressed the governm...

Junior schools crippled by shortage of 72,000 teachers, as poor pay drives graduates away, TSC warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

TSC has revealed that Junior Secondary Schools are operating at only 50 per cent of their required staffing levels, leaving millions of learners under...

Ruto reserves 20 per cent of affordable housing units for teachers
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 13, 2025

The President also defended his decision to host teachers at the State House, stressing that the event was not a political gathering but a forum to de...

TSC announces strict invigilation guidelines ahead of national exams
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

Supervisors with conflicts of interest will be reassigned, and centre managers will verify the details of all personnel and submit records to KNEC. KC...

Court halts government plan to scrap teachers’ hardship allowances
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 05, 2025

The report had proposed a reduction of hardship allowances and the scrapping of some categories altogether. It has also proposed the degazettement of...

House committee grills TSC over gaps in teacher welfare, policy
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2025

Legislators raised concerns that unresolved gaps have left thousands of teachers frustrated, warning the Commission to act swiftly.

KNUT protests transfer of Nairobi teachers, warns of ‘return of delocalisation’
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

He noted that learners would lose the mentorship of teachers who have guided them for years, especially at a critical time when candidates are prepari...

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...

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