The National Assembly Committee on Education has urged the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to address staffing issues in schools, particularly the shortage of Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics teachers, This follows a meeting where the TSC presented a status…
A strike called by public sector unions over the transition from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Authority (SHA) has been called off after an agreement was reached with the government. The unions agreed to abandon…
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 – Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang’wa is proposing a constitutional amendment to reduce the term limits for all six elective positions—from President to Members of County Assemblies (MCAs)—to four years. He argues that shorter terms will enable…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 – Kenya’s education sector is grappling with a critical shortage of science teachers, despite a pool of over 400,000 unemployed educators, the majority of whom are trained in arts disciplines. This has raised alarms within the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 — A three-judge bench Wednesday rejected Rigathi Gachagua’s application contesting Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu’s authority to constitute it. Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mtima and Dr Freda Mugambi dismissed the application with costs after faulting lawyers…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23- The Ministry of Education has officially launched the distribution of Grade 9 textbooks, which have been approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to facilitate adequate teaching and learning in the competency-based curriculum (CBC).…
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 -The Director of Public Prosecution(DPP) has approved corruption charges against four Taita Taveta County officials including governor Andrew Mwadime’s Economic Advisor Thomas Jumwa. This is after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) forwarded the investigation files…
MACHAKOS, Kenya, Oct 23 – The government has directed all training institutions across Kenya to register their qualifications with the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA), warning that certificates will no longer be conferred without prior registration. TVET Principal Secretary, Dr.…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 — Kenya and Somalia have officially endorsed the new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), set to launch in January 2025. During a two-day visit to Kenya, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and…
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 – Willis Ayieko, the Human Resource Manager at Wells Fargo, who went missing last Friday, has been found dead in Gem, Siaya County. His body, handcuffed, was discovered in a stream on Wednesday, raising suspicions of…