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Ray of hope as schools reopening becomes imminent It is now becoming official that schools might be reopened in the country next month after many months of shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to finally announce to parents the decision his government has made on school reopening this week with all indications showing that schools will be reopened. This due to the fact that teachers in the country are today expected to report to their various schools in preparation…

Qualified teachers who are seeking 2020 TSC teaching jobs either through fresh Recruitment or deployment from P1 status to secondary schools can now easily track their 2020 TSC job application processing status online through a simplified three steps guide.

TSC Warns Applicants for September 2020 Teacher Recruitment to Beware of Fraudsters TSC DOES NOT CHARGE MONEY TO EMPLOY TEACHERS We wish to remind teachers and the general public that TSC does not charge money to employ teachers. The Commission has not appointed anybody to collect money on its behalf through personal mobile phone money services or bank accounts. We advise teachers and the general public to report any attempts at soliciting money to secure employment to phone numbers 0722208552 or 0777208552 or the…

TSC Rubbishes Advert for School Administrators Doing Rounds on Social Media

Timetable: Ministry Releases Community Based Learning, CBL Timetable The ministry of education has released a timetable containing a detailed program on how the upcoming community-based learning will be conducted. The program contains timelines for various activities aimed at preparing the ground for a soft landing in September. Community-based learning timetable Based on the program dubbed way forward on engagement of learners during Covid-19 schools' closure, mapping of learners and venues will take place…

The online campaign dubbed “Help Kenyan Students to Have Freedom with their Hair” has so far gathered momentum with over 8, 800 signatures having been collected by August 18.

Kenya happens to be the only country that has offered a rather unusual solution to the school problem amid coronavirus pandemic; postponing national exams, scrapping off an entire academic year. According to a US-based magazine dubbed the New York Times, all the other nations have found creative solutions on how to navigate through the pandemic while averting an academic crisis.

Citizen TV's "Single Dad" Drama Synopsis, Production, Official Release Date, Full Episode Summaries, and Cast Wondering what the newly introduced tv drama dubbed Single Dad currently being aired by Citizen Television is all about? In this article, we shall take you through Single Dad's synopsis, full cast, and episode Summaries to help you get a glimpse of what to expect as you tune in to the program at exactly 8:00 P.M. every Monday to Sunday. Single Dad replaced the just concluded TV Drama Series…

The latest notice issued by the Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA on Monday, August 3 on the processing status of tax waiver applications shows that the taxman has now launched a newly enhanced system for process the applications to clear the backlog in time.

In July 2020, a red flag was raised after details emerged that KEMSA was procuring Personal Protective Equipment, PPEs at ballooned prices, double the market price. A little digging by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, EACC has further exposed the rot surrounding the acquisition of PPEs.

“On this anniversary of my colleague, Musando, could you take this case up in the public’s interest? As I have said in the past, I am ready to testify,” she asked Havi on Twitter.

The Teachers Service Commission has reviewed its guidelines on the process of transferring teachers from one working station to the other.

The government has been advised by the World Bank to review and scrap off hefty hardship allowances paid to civil servants now that some of the areas previously designated as hardship have greatly developed.

The college offers a variety of subject combinations for students wishing to undertake a diploma in education.

Teachers have expressed their fury and disappointment arising from rogue reporters who claim that they will continue receiving their full pay for the next six months despite being “idle.”

President Uhuru Kenyatta has lifted the ban of movement into and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan area, Mombasa and Mandera Counties.

The highly sought after Certificate of Good Conduct will now be available at the Huduma Centre’s Head office, General Post Office, GPO in Nairobi. The Certificate will also be available at Huduma Centre Eastleigh, Makadara, City Square, and Kibra.  Other services that will be provided at all the offices include the issuance of national identity cards, birth certificates, police abstracts, and KRA.

ECDE teachers have so far contributed over Kshs 50, 000 to set up a national office in Nairobi. Led by their national chair Lawrence Otunga, the teachers now have an umbrella dubbed Trained Early Teachers Association, TETA whose main role will be to coordinate activities of the union.

Filing KRA nil returns does not apply to all individuals. It applies to individuals who do not have a monthly source of income, the unemployed category.

The daughter who has been identified as Sauline Akinyi, 17, is said to have been found in the act in a nearby house by her father Mr. Rabet Onyango Apitha on Thursday.

Its current student enrolment is over 336 students. The campus has an ideal location, next to Mbale Rural Health Hospital in Vihiga County within the Western region of Kenya.

The CS said that it is almost impossible that the government can double or triple facilities in learning institutions to achieve social distancing.

Its current student enrolment is over 150 students. The campus has an ideal location, next to Wajir Level 5 County Hospital in Wajir County within the North-Eastern region of Kenya.

The two courses- Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy (BIRD) and Bachelor of Economics and Statistics (BES) were introduced to meet the high demand for quality higher education in the country.

“In light of this (the outstanding debt), the hospital wishes to inform you that your account will be suspended effective Thursday June 18, 2020 at 9.00 a.m.” reads part of the letter.

“Some of these teachers already have underlying conditions; sending them to congested schools without a proper strategy will put their lives in danger,” said Sossion.

Confirming the incident, Naivasha OCPD Samuel Waweru said that three rooms were burnt to ashes but the police are yet to establish the source of the fire.

The government currently meets the cost of KCSE and KCPE for all candidates in private and public schools except repeaters, non-citizens, prison candidates, and private candidates.

The Nakuru senator- Honorable Susan Kihika wondered whether the CS Gender- Professor Margaret Kobia did not know that they (with nominated MP Cecile Mbarire) were women too to waive the gender card like she had done for the impeached governor!

MOH Acting Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth announced that hospitals will be discharging asymptomatic patients so that they may recuperate from home through a safe home-based care system.