The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued fresh guidelines governing the recruitment of 24,000 teacher interns for junior schools in the 2025/2026 financial year. The new framework, contained in Circular No. 15/2025, seeks to ensure transparency, inclusivity, and fairness during…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has unveiled fresh guidelines for the recruitment of teacher interns for junior schools in the 2025/2026 financial year. The recruitment, which comes at a time when the education sector is grappling with teacher shortages,…
Kenya’s education sector is facing a severe crisis, according to the Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG), which has accused schools of rampant corruption, illegal levies, and negligence in student safety. The alarm comes as learners prepare to resume third term…
With the third school term set to begin this Monday, a lobby group has warned that the majority of Kenyan parents are being forced to shoulder illegal fees, leaving the education sector in crisis. The Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG)…
A civil society lobby has sounded the alarm over what it calls the “systematic collapse” of Kenya’s education sector, pointing to corruption, illegal levies, and underfunding as schools prepare to reopen for third term on Monday, August 25, 2025. The…
The push to devolve education to counties has met sharp resistance from the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), which maintains that the proposal would erode the stability of the sector. KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori, speaking on August…
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has dismissed a proposal by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to shift the management of education to county governments. Addressing journalists on August 20, KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori argued that devolving…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has unveiled a new promotion interview scoresheet for the 2025/26 cycle, heavily favoring older teachers and those who have served longer in the same job group. With 24,000 promotional slots available, teachers aged 57 and…
Teachers in Kenya who have remained in the same job group for years, particularly those aged 57 and above, are now poised to benefit significantly from the latest promotion plan rolled out by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). This month,…