Hard truths.
The MPs urged TSC to provide detailed constituency-level data showing the number of teachers, their TSC registration, postings, and student population in each school to ensure transparency and accountability.
Outside court, lecturers maintained they would not resume classes until the outstanding amounts are fully cleared.
Among the most striking cases is a mystery farmer controlling about 2,000 acres of Egerton University land for maize farming, with the “beneficial owner not known and the value not disclosed.
Ogamba noted that despite the government hiring 76,000 teachers in recent years and planning to employ another 24,000 by December 2025, the problem of staffing schools in remote and insecure areas continues.
The series of closures and protests highlight a worrying pattern of disorder in schools, with education authorities now facing mounting pressure to establish the causes and put measures in place to restore stab...
According to the Auditor General’s report, several Board members were paid sitting allowances without corresponding signatures in the attendance registers.
The Kenya Publishers Association said the pending bills, tied to supplies made earlier this year for Grade Nine and other levels, have created financial pressure across the publishing chain.
The proposal arose during a series of school inspection visits where MPs assessed progress on Junior Secondary School (JSS) projects financed through a Sh1 billion special grant.
According to internal reports, 719 schools were flagged for supplying incorrect bank details, raising fears of misdirected payments, while about 900 schools submitted incomplete records that left many learners...
The unrest began on Monday, September 15, when students took to the streets to protest allegations of corruption and fee hikes.
The Ministry of Education has developed a specialized Nomination Tool to guide teachers in identifying students who have excelled in creative arts and sports.
According to the County Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), the confirmed cases are spread across three sub-counties: three in Kiharu, one in Kahuro, and one in Kigumo.