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Ministry of Education Responds to Reported Crisis Over Grade 9 Career Pathways with New Directives

Donald Matiangi -
The Ministry of Education reassured stakeholders about Grade 9 career pathways amid reported confusion, emphasizing structured guidelines and pilot testing before the full launch next month.
Education

HELB to Enlist Police in Tracing Loan Defaulters Amid Rising Defaults

James Simiti -
The move is part of a wider initiative to strengthen the agency’s financial standing through enhanced recovery of outstanding student loans.
Education

Senior School Selection Framework: Uncertainty Surrounds Grade 9 Transition as Ministry Delays Guidelines

Donald Matiangi -
Grade 9 learners and their parents continue to face confusion due to the Ministry of Education's delay in releasing critical guidelines for selecting senior schools and academic pathways, a process scheduled to begin in January 2026
Education

TSC to Recruit 24,000 More Teachers by Year-End – Education PS Julius Bitok

Donald Matiangi -
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will hire an additional 24,000 teachers before the year concludes in an effort to enhance the teacher-learner ratio in public schools.
Education

Schools to Break for Two Holidays and Mid-Term in June

Donald Matiangi -
As schools juggle national holidays, mid-term breaks, and heavy academic schedules, school heads and teachers continue to balance between co-curricular engagements and project submissions
Education

TSC Gains Parliament Approval to Promote 23,388 Teachers; Letters Out Next Week

Donald Matiangi -
A total of 23,388 teachers will begin receiving their promotion letters next week following the clearance by the National Assembly Committee on Education, led by Tinderet MP Julius Melly
Education

Nduru Kadero Comprehensive School Plunged into Crisis After Receiving KSh 164 Government Capitation

James Simiti -
The disbursement—KSh 84 for tuition and KSh 80 for operations—was intended to support the learning needs of 627 pupils and 13 teachers
Education

HELB, School Feeding Among Victims of FY 2025/26 Budget Gaps

Donald Matiangi -
Public universities, already grappling with structural funding gaps, now face a cash-flow crisis exacerbated by an outstanding bill of KSh 45.7 billion for students placed in private institutions under government sponsorship.
Education

Parliament Probes TSC Over Non-Payment of Allowances to 99,000 Acting Teachers

Donald Matiangi -
Despite budgetary provisions to cover these payments, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has not disbursed the funds, according to the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).
Education

KUPPET Demands Per Diem Allowances for Teachers in New TSC Act

Donald Matiangi -
KUPPET presented its case to the National Assembly’s Education Committee on Thursday, seeking the legal inclusion of several allowances.
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