Author: Hezron Rooy

List of KMTC New Courses for 2024 Intake: Qualifications, Campuses, Application Guideline. The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), in collaboration with the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), invites applications for various health-related programs. This placement offers prospective students a structured route to pursue specialized courses in health sciences across numerous KMTC campuses nationwide. Below is a detailed list of available programs, the required academic qualifications, and the specific campuses where each program is offered. Join Teachers Updates on Facebook List of KMTC New Courses for 2024 Intake: Qualifications, Campuses, Application Guideline Available Programs S/No.Program NameKCSE Mean GradeMinimum…

KMTC Announces New Health Care Assistant Course for D Plain KCSE Students: Eligibility, Fee, Application Process. The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) has introduced a new short course aimed at training Health Care Assistants. This six-month program is set to commence in September 2024 and is designed to equip learners with essential skills to effectively assist in healthcare settings. Course Overview The Health Care Assistant course provides training to help learners support patients and clients in both home and institutional care settings. Emphasis is placed on maintaining hygiene in healthcare facilities, a critical component of patient care. The course combines…

Eight KCSE Candidates Faint, Five Hospitalized as Gas Leak Disrupts Examination at Makande Girls Secondary School.A gas leak on Thursday morning at Makande Girls Secondary School disrupted the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, causing eight candidates to faint. Five of these students remain hospitalized at Makadara General Hospital in Mombasa. The leak interrupted the Kiswahili paper, as gas spread across a significant area of the examination center. Following the incident, 84 out of the registered 90 candidates were relocated to Makande Boys Secondary School to complete their exams. The five hospitalized candidates are expected to be discharged…

Kiambu County and KICD Roll Out Diploma Training Program for Non-Certified ECDE Teachers. In a collaborative effort, Kiambu County and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) have launched a training program for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. The initiative targets ECDE teachers who were hired without diploma qualifications, ensuring they now have access to diploma courses. The County government will fully sponsor the training, aiming to enhance the teaching skills of all 1,538 teachers across 524 public ECDE centers in Kiambu. Governor Kimani Wamatangi inaugurated the three-day capacity-building workshop in Kiambu, expressing that the program would allow interested…

TSC Gets Sh1 Billion for Retooling 70,000 Teachers for Grade 9 Transition. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to retool 70,000 teachers across Public, Private, and Special Needs Schools to prepare for the upcoming transition of the first cohort under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) to Grade 9 in January. TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia, addressing over 15,000 Head Teachers at the Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) conference in Mombasa, announced the allocation of Sh1 billion by the National Assembly for this retooling exercise. The multi-agency training will commence immediately following the conclusion of the ongoing KCSE exams.…

Ten Teachers Hit with Ksh.2M Bond for KCSE Exam Malpractice. In a case of alleged exam malpractice, ten teachers from Pala Masogo Secondary School in Homa Bay County faced court on Wednesday. The educators, including the school’s center manager, were each issued a Ksh.2 million bond with an option of Ksh.1 million cash bail due to charges related to irregularities in the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. The teachers appeared before Homa Bay Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Auka, where they denied all three counts of examination malpractice filed against them. During the session, Magistrate Auka directed that…

KCSE Examination Malpractice: Two Students Found with Mobile Phones. On the fourth day of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, Wednesday, November 6, two students from a high school in Ruiru were discovered with mobile phones in an examination room, a violation of strict KCSE examination rules. Ruiru DCIO Jeremiah Ndumbai stated that officers conducting surveillance during the distribution of exams to the center were alerted to possible exam rule violations at one school in the Kiambu County area. Acting on this information, officers arrived at the school, where an investigation led to the discovery of a student…

No Promotion for Acting JSS Principals Until New CBA, TSC Clarifies. The expectation among roughly 20,000 primary school principals for confirmation as Junior School (JSS) Principals has been diminished. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) clarified that their designation as Junior School Principals affects the terms of service, which will need to be addressed in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) cycle. While addressing teachers at the Kenya Primary School Headteachers Association (KEPSHA) meeting in Mombasa, TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia explained that the inclusion of these new responsibilities in the job descriptions for JSS management requires collaboration with the Kenya…

TSC to Discipline Homa Bay Teachers Arrested Over KCSE Exam Malpractices. Milton Oyugi, the Director of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in Homa Bay County, addressed recent events regarding exam integrity and the measures taken to uphold it across the county. He confirmed that TSC has responded decisively to an incident involving exam malpractice by replacing the center manager, supervisor, and all involved invigilators at the affected exam center. Oyugi assured the public that the center is now secure and exams are progressing smoothly. He noted that any disciplinary actions against those found responsible will be based on the outcome…

Primary School Head Teachers Warn of Crisis in Grade 9 Transition. Kenya’s education sector faces a potential crisis as head teachers raise concerns about the government’s delay in delivering over 16,000 classrooms required for Grade 9 students in January 2025. The Kenya Primary School Headteachers Association has cautioned that if the classrooms are not completed within the next 60 days, overcrowding in primary schools may worsen, hindering the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) transition for Grade 9, the final stage of junior secondary education. With just under two months remaining before the 2025 school year, primary school head teachers have urged the…