Category: Education


  • TSC list of documents required during verification for JSS interns

    During the upcoming verification exercise in the sub counties the shortlisted applicants will be required to produce the following document’s: 1. A copy of Teacher Certificate/print-out from TSC online portal as evidence of registration as a teacher: 2. A copy of National Council for persons With Disability (NCPWD) card (where applicable); 3. A copy of…

  • TSC duties and responsibilities of junior school Deputy Principal (DHOI)

    DUTIES OF PRINCIPAL AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Principal is also known as HOI (Head of Institution)Deputy Principal is also known as DHOI (Deputy Head of Institution) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL a) Is the Accounting Officer of the school. b) Is to set standards and targets of activities for the…

  • Puzzle of a 6-Year-Old Kenyan Child Missing for a Year

    When Gift Nyambura set off for school on the morning of October 14, 2022, her parents assumed that she would return home in the afternoon with her friends as she normally did. However, the six-year-old grade one student at Ngano primary school in Piave village, Njoro, Nakuru County, has not been seen since. The family…

  • Study Permit Approvals in Canada Fall Over 70% in First Half of 2025

    Canada issued over 214,000 fewer study and work permits in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, marking a drop of nearly 57% in new arrivals. Government data show that the number of study permits issued fell by more than 70%, from 125,034 between January and June 2024 to just…

  • CS Duale Hits Back at Khalwale Over Academic Qualifications

    File image of Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale Health CS Aden Duale has responded to concerns raised by Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale regarding his academic qualifications. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has dismissed concerns raised by Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale regarding his academic qualifications and management of the country’s health…

  • Registrar of Trade Unions rejects application by ASAL teachers to form own union

    ChatGPT said:Children in Marsabit trek barefoot through heat to tree-shade classrooms, while teachers’ bid for a new arid regions union is rejected, Registrar insisting existing unions already cover their representation. The Registrar of Trade Unions Ann Kanake has rejected an application by Arid and semi-arid Land (ASAL) teachers to form their own union, the Kenya…

  • TSC warns teachers over fake appointment letters

    A fake TSC appointment letter circulated online, falsely assigning a teacher to Kipsoen Boys High School. TSC has warned teachers against falling for such scams. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has dismissed as fake a letter circulating online purporting to appoint a teacher to a secondary school in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The letter, dated September…

  • KJSEA is not KCPE: Preparation matters more than curriculum coverage

    As I write this piece, I am en route to Nanyuki, where I will be engaged in a week-long fine-tuning session for KJSEA examination candidates in 20 junior secondary schools. This is my personal reflection as I traverse the counties of Kiambu, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Meru, Laikipia, and Nyahururu. The journey is both literal and…

  • Primary school teachers to meet President Ruto at State House

    KEPSHA National Chairman Fuad Abdalla Ali has confirmed that President Ruto has invited primary school headteachers’ leaders to State House on September 12, 2025, for a consultative meeting. President William Ruto has invited the leadership of the Kenya Primary Schools Headteachers Association (KEPSHA) for a high-level meeting at State House scheduled for Friday, September 12,…

  • Gatundu South boarding schools closed over rising arson cases

    A fire erupted at Ucekeini Girls’ School in Gatundu South; everyone is safe. It comes days after Muhoho Boys’ fire last week. All boarding schools in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, have been ordered shut indefinitely following a wave of arson attacks that left dormitories and other school facilities destroyed. Within just one week, at least…