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A sweeping Ministry of Education audit has uncovered a major capitation scandal, with more than 50,000 secondary school students flagged as “ghost learners.” The scheme, if unchecked, could have cost taxpayers more than Sh1.1 billion annually. The discovery was revealed…
The Ministry of Education has warned that Kenya’s student population may drop by nearly 10 percent after an ongoing audit revealed tens of thousands of ghost learners across schools. Early findings suggest secondary schools are the most affected, with over…
Kenya’s education sector has been rocked by a damning audit that found more than 50,000 ghost learners in secondary schools. The fraud could be draining the public purse of at least Sh1.1 billion annually, based on the capitation rate of…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has unveiled a new policy aimed at professionalising school administration through stricter qualifications and rotational transfers. Under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) framework, principals of secondary schools must now hold a master’s degree, while head teachers…
Despite President William Ruto’s directive abolishing the controversial delocalisation policy, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has retained a transfer requirement in its new promotion guidelines. According to the commission, no school head will be allowed to serve in their home…
Teacher unions have strongly opposed the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) new requirement that principals and deputies in secondary schools must hold a master’s degree. The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT)…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has rolled out new guidelines that set higher academic thresholds for school administrators under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) framework. According to a document presented before the Senate Education Committee on September 12, 2025, principals and…
Even as leadership wrangles dominate discussions on junior school governance, a more pressing issue has emerged—teacher shortages. According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), junior schools are facing a deficit of more than 72,000 tutors, threatening the stability of the…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has unveiled a proposal aimed at ending the persistent conflicts between primary school head teachers and tutors deployed to junior schools. The disputes began in 2023 after the government merged primary schools with the junior…