Vice Chancellors (VCs) held a meeting on Friday 21 st February with Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha and approved a proposal that will make it easier for the government to merge universities. This comes amid false starts since the Cabinet… Read More »
Kenyan students locked in Wuhan over Coronavirus to receive Sh. 1.3 million
Kenyan students living in Wuhan the Chinese City affected by the deadly Coronavirus will receive sh1.3 million from the Kenyan government for upkeep. Also, the Chinese government through the Kenyan Embassy will provide Sh500,000 worth of goods to be used… Read More »
TSC: Primary school teachers to get pay rise from July 2020
A total of 100,000 Grade B5 primary school teachers, previously P1, will from July 2020 get a pay rise in a 7 billion deal announced by TSC. The Teachers Service Commission CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia told the national assembly yesterday… Read More »
Cs Magoha, TSC’s Nancy Macharia to appear before parliamentary committee on education
Legislators are expected to question education CS George Magoha, Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai and TSC CEO Nancy Macharia over the disruption of learning in Northeastern counties following terror attacks on non-local teachers. The three have been summoned to… Read More »
KNUT announces its next move over TPD implementation
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has given the TSC one week notice to hold a consultative meeting over Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Modules. KNUT Secretary-General Wilson Sossion who was Speaking in Maanzoni, Machakos County on Tuesday, has called… Read More »
UON Lecturer Gilbert Ogutu’s Death Cause to be known in three weeks
Family and friends of the late University Of Nairobi’s lecturer, Prof Gilbert Ogutu Achieng will have to be patient for at least three weeks to know the cause of his unexpected death. This is according to Western Region Government Pathologist… Read More »
Broke Kenyatta University seeks Sh450 million loan
Deep financial difficulties facing the country’s institutions of higher learning have sent Kenyatta university to seek a commercial loan of Sh450 million from local lenders. In a statement indicated in tender documents, the university states that lenders have up to… Read More »
KUCCPS 2020 Revision of Courses Application is now Open
KUCCPS has opened its student portal for first revision of courses. Application deadline is on March 9th 2020. All 2019 KCSE candidates that attained a C+ and above shall be eligible for placement to either public or private universities to… Read More »
TSC: Teachers to Pay 6000 Annually for TPD Training programme
Teachers will be required to dig deep into their pockets to pay Ksh. 6,000 annually for teacher professional development (tpd) training programme that is set to start in April. This is after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) signed a deal… Read More »