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Bitter exchange between Kaimenyi and Sossion
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi and Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion Thursday clashed before Parliament’s Delegated Legislation Committee over the controversial Basic Education Regulations rules published by the Ministry of Edu
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreTeachers’ employer to appeal ruling on new salary
Teachers will have to wait longer before they can toast their court victory after the Teachers Service Commission on Wednesday said that it will appeal against the 50 to 60% salary increase awarded to its 288,060 workers on Tuesday. The higher pay was awarded by the Employment and Labo
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreKenya to tap into regional education sector
The Kenya Education Staff Institute (KESI) is positioning its programmes to tap into the growing regional demand for competent education managers. Some countries like Rwanda have recently embraced English as official medium of instructions in her schools while Southern Sudan, keen to revive i
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreCourt Awards Sh52bn to Teachers as salaries
Teachers were on Tuesday awarded a massive pay raise by the Industrial Court, handing a major victory to unions in their fight with the government over salaries. Those in the lower grades will get a salary raise of 60% while those in higher grades will get a 50% increase. The
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreVarsity students on Shabaab payroll
In the past institutions of higher learning have only been known for strikes and a bit of violence especially when the students thought that there rights were being infringed or when one of them was killed or hurt. The far they would go was to stone cars and get involved with running battles with
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreEducation Fights HIV
Longer schooling seems to be an effective and affordable way to cut the risk of HIV infection in Aids-endemic countries, according to the results of a study in Botswana published Monday. Data collected among 7,018 people in Botswana found that an extra year of secondary schooling lowered th
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreSocial Media Day
Social Media Day was launched by the popular website Mashable back in 2010, and often sees fans of the site going to real life meetups.As a result of the embracing of the use of social media,a day has been dedicated to social media and obviously named the social media day. Social media seems
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreEducation PS Opposes Students’ Suspension
For a long time now,the subject of punishment in schools has been debated by different quarters. This has led to different opinions being voiced out but with no conclusive ending to the subject.This may be the reason why Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang has said that schools should c
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreSchool closed after teacher molests seven
Njoro Girls High school was on Sunday closed after students went on the rampage accusing a Kiswahili teacher for allegedly molesting seven girls sexually. The students were sent home following tension that had piled up after students accused the teacher of molesting them, even taken selfies
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreTSC to help rehabilitate alcoholic teachers
The Teachers Service Commission in Embu County has embarked on an ambitious programme to rehabilitate teachers hooked by alcoholism. TSC county director Lillian Mwangi said her office had already taken six teachers suffering from severe drunkenness for rehabilitation at Mathare hospital whi
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