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The Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary General Wilson Sossion will remain in office.
This decision was arrived at by the labour court.
The labour court also said that Mr Sossion will continue serving in his capacity until a general election is conducted to replace him.
Judge Hellen Wasilwa said that the malicious meeting convened to advocate for his oust was illegal and in contempt of court.
Mr Sossion had been ousted following his “unbecoming conduct”.

THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CLEARS THE AIR ON CBC
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All pupils who are currently undertaking this test shall be promoted to Grade 4 next year. No pupil will be forced to repeat for being a failure.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is collecting data from all schools across the country to inform its future policies.
The Ministry of Education has finally given the long-awaited for maiden remarks about the ongoing Grade three CBC assessment tests. These examinations kicked off last week amidst a few bottle-necks.

Some of the major challenges voiced by teachers include overwhelming numbers of pupils and inadequate examination materials.
Besides, teachers have also argued that the tests are too shallow. They may thus not fully depict the true picture of the learners’ skills and competencies.

ILLUMINATI IN KENYAN SCHOOLS, ARE KENYAN STUDENTS “DANCING WITH THE DEVIL?”
In Summary
Elgeyo Marakwet County is on the spot this week for all the wrong reasons.
Anin Girls Secondary school, in Elgeyo Marakwet County, is a troubled institution.
The school is longer a haven for our daughters following claims of Illuminati links.
The school administration has been accused of suspending five girls indefinitely on 25th June this year for being involved in Illuminati escapades.
The five students are yet to resume studies barely a month to the life-defining Kenya Certificate of Secondary School examinations (KCSE).

DR. NANCY MACHARIA’S REIGN ENDS NEXT YEAR
In summary
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed a Zetech University don to chair a nine-member panel whose main task will be to select eligible candidates to replace three TSC commissioners who have retired.
Dr. Nancy Macharia’s term ends next year. She is the current Chief Executive officer of the Teachers Service Commission in Kenya.
Dr. Macharia will however still be eligible for a second term-five years.
The Teachers Service Commission is due for changes following the replacement of three TSC commissioners

TSC BOSS NANCY MACHARIA ACCUSES PARENTS OF GREED AND IGNORANCE
PARENTS LABELLED BLACKGUARDS IN THE TEEN PREGNANCY SAGA
Today marks the fourth day since the historic dispersal of TSC commissioners to 6 regions where carnal knowledge (usually termed CK) seems to be highly volatile. This comes at the backdrop of overwhelming cases of teacher indiscipline. The cases should be solved within three months but this time teachers have taken a notch higher thus leaving the Teachers Service Commission with no option apart from racing to beat the deadline.