Author: admin

KSSSA Term One games Winners and Losers As the games concluded, Machakos Deputy Governor Francis Mwangangi presented awards to the winners. The Western region emerged as the overall champion in the recently concluded Kenya Secondary School Sports Association (KSSSA) Brookside Term One event, with Rift Valley and Nyanza finishing second and third, respectively. Dr. Aggrey High School from the Coast Region won the boys’ basketball championship at various venues in Machakos. In a closely contested encounter at Machakos School, the agile lads defeated Nyanza’s Agoro Sare 56-54. Butere Girls, the defending basketball champions, retained their title after defeating Nairobi’s Buruburu…

KUPPET Wants TSC to Pay and Employ BOM Teachers The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) is pushing for the conversion of all Board of Management (BOM) teachers in secondary schools into TSC employment. KUPPET cites BOM teachers’ underpayment by their institutions, lack of medical care, and inability to face disciplinary action from the Commission despite working in public schools.  The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) expressed its readiness to oversee the BOM teachers, provided funds become available. Furthermore, TSC will hire an additional 20,000 teachers to solve the present shortage in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in a combined effort…

TSC to Move 6,000 Teachers to Special Schools in KUSNET Deal KUSNET has reached an agreement with TSC to transfer 6,000 teachers from regular schools to SNE. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) have reached an agreement that will grant the wishes of 6,000 Special Needs Education (SNE) teachers who have applied to transfer from regular schools to SNE institutions. TSC agreed to move the teachers in three phases, beginning in May 2024, during a meeting between KUSNET and TSC in Naivasha on April 8, 2024. According to KUSNET Secretary General…

Education Institutions Resort to Unqualified Staff Due to Underfunding and Delayed Capitation Inadequate capitation has forced educational institutions to hire unqualified workers due to their inability to retain fully qualified staff. The Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education revealed this during a meeting with Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu, who seemed to answer questions on educational institution management. Jack Wamboka’s committee reported an annual decline in government capitation, frequently falling below 30%. This, they discovered, made it nearly impossible for educational institutions to completely operationalize. During the deliberations, the parliamentarians discovered significant shortcomings in learning institutions while following…

TSC Teachers Promotion to Prioritize Job Group C4 and C5 — KUPPET The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have reached an agreement to promote nearly 30,000 teachers who have been in the same job for more than seven years. KUPPET expressed concern over the non-promotion of over 50,000 teachers across the board who have been stagnant for a long time. During a meeting with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), in Naivasha on Thursday, the union petitioned the government to grant Sh1 billion to TSC for the immediate promotion of 30,000 teachers, who are…

KUPPET Advocates Abolishing Teacher Scale C5 as TSC Agrees on CPG Review The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has asked the Teachers Service Commission to abolish Teacher Scale C5 for post-primary teachers, to allow teachers to go from C4 to senior management.  The union also advocated creating non-administrative posts for senior teachers at D4, even if they do not advance to school principal.  The KUPPET leaders spoke to the media in Naivasha following their meeting with the TSC, the main goal of which was to resolve the teachers’ outrage over recent promotions and the fate of over…

TSC to Convert 26,000 Intern Teachers to Permanent Contracts The Kenya Union of Post Primary Edcation Teachers (KUPPET) says that TSC has agreed to convert all 26,000 intern teachers hired in 2023 to permanent and pensionable contracts by January 2025. KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori voiced worry over understaffing in schools, particularly at JSS, where just two teachers per stream are presently responsible for all curriculum areas. During the meeting, Misori stated that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has pledged to hire 20,000 new junior secondary school teachers. Out of this number, 2,000 primary school teachers will be placedin Arid…

TSC’s Minet Scheme Upgrades: New Teachers Medical Benefits and Improvements The Teachers’ Medical Scheme, managed by Minet Kenya, has played an important role in shaping teachers’ lives by promoting better healthcare and overall well-being.  For the past nine years, the scheme has been a huge success in improving the wellbeing of teachers. AON Minet Chief Executive Officer Sammy Muthui recently disclosed that the scheme has lowered mortality rates by half and dramatically reduced the disease burden among teachers. Mr. Muthui stressed that Minet’s commitment to duty of care and cautious use of public funds has ensured the scheme’s viability over…

TSC Honored for Driving Women Empowerment Amidst Gender Equality Surge Enabling women’s economic capabilities has been seen as the key to reaching important milestones in gender equality. The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) emerged as a beacon of success on the path to gender equality as the world commemorated International Women’s Day on March 8 under the theme “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress.”  Joining millions of people around the world in celebrating the annual event, the TSC took to social media, using the hashtag #inspireinclusion to emphasize its commitment to furthering women’s rights. Kenya’s public service sector is undergoing a significant…

TSC Elevates 36,505 Teachers Across Different Job Grades Following the Career Progression Guidelines, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has promoted 36,505 teachers across different grades in primary and secondary schools, as well as teachers’ training colleges. Following recent interviews, the promotions aim to motivate teachers by promoting them to a higher work group with better benefits, as well as putting an end to the clamor over tutor stagnation. Interviews for promotions impacting teachers from C2 to D5 grades began in December 2023 and ended in January 2024. “We have been allocated Sh1 billion for promotions in the financial year 2024/25,…