Latest Education News Updates
Kenya’s Junior School system is facing a severe teacher shortage that threatens the stability and success of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) rollout. New data from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) shows the extent of the crisis: Junior School requires at…
A deepening communication crisis within government has emerged after conflicting statements from President William Ruto, Treasury CS John Mbadi, and Education CS Julius Ogamba regarding the future of Junior School intern teachers. Two weeks ago, CS Mbadi told Parliament that…
Ruto announces that intern teachers will be confirmed after two years as Kenya targets hiring 100,000 new teachers by January 2026. Kitui, Kenya – President William Ruto has confirmed that all teachers serving under the internship program will be automatically…
President Ruto says intern teachers will be confirmed after 2 years as Kenya plans to hire 100,000 teachers by 2026 to end the classroom shortage. President William Ruto has reaffirmed his government’s dedication to ending Kenya’s teacher shortage and guaranteeing…
Kenyan teachers have warned that they will reject the new Social Health Authority (SHA) medical cover unless the TSC provides a clear breakdown of benefits, hospital networks, and group life cover by December 1, 2025. Kenya’s teachers are pushing back…
Kenyan teachers have issued tough demands to TSC over the new SHA health insurance plan, seeking clarity on hospital access, benefits, and group life cover before Minet’s contract expires on November 30, 2025. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT)…
In Summary Kenya’s top teachers’ unions, KNUT and KUPPET, are demanding full transparency from TSC over the new Social Health Authority (SHA) medical cover expected to replace Minet from December 1, 2025. Tension is mounting between Kenya’s major teachers’ unions…
Kenya’s Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers have issued an urgent appeal to the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), seeking immediate confirmation into permanent and pensionable (PnP) terms. In an open letter dated April 11,…
Behind the scenes of Kenya’s education sector turmoil lies a high-stakes negotiation that has left teachers, unions, and healthcare providers at loggerheads with the government. The decision to migrate all teachers from Minet Insurance to the new Social Health Authority…