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đď¸##KNUT proposes new education levy to finance public education
You will give more of your earnings to the taxman if a proposal by a teachers union to introduce a new education levy to finance public education is adopted.
The proposal by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) was made on Wednesday to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) that is collecting views from the public.
It is likely to draw strong reaction from a public that is already heavily taxed.
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##đď¸TSC to hire 30,000 new teachers next year:
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will begin hiring intern teachers for primary and secondary schools in January 2023.
This was revealed by the President Dr William Ruto when he said the intern teachers will be part of 30,000 teachers whose employment will start in January next year
According to new TSC recruitment and deployment procedures teachers will be placed in their respective sub-counties after being hired.
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##đď¸Fact check: Wilson Sossion not appointed TSC Chief Executive officer
A short text making rounds on social media claiming former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) boss Wilson Sossion has been appointed as the new Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive, is false.
The statement, which was shared widely on Thursday, November 17 on social media platforms alleged that Sossion had replaced Nancy Macharia, the current TSCÂ Chief Executive Officer.
The claim is false.
Sossion has since issued a statement on his Twitter account, asking his followers to ignore the widely circulated message.
âMy attention has been drawn to social media fake reporting that I have been appointed TSC CEO. This is not true. Teachers Service Commission CEO is appointed through competitive advertising when a vacancy arises. Please ignore such rumours,â he wrote.
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##đď¸2022 National Exams â Government Assures Of National Examinations Integrity
The government has put stringent measures in place to safeguard the integrity of national examinations.
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu said adequate security personnel have been deployed to man all the 493 examination distribution centres ahead of the examinations which will kick off on November 28, 2022.
All the centre managers, he said, have been sensitized on the need to uphold high standards of integrity to ensure that the process is not compromised.
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##đď¸RC Assures National Examination Candidates Of Security During Exams Period
Eastern Regional Commissioner (RC) Evans Achoki has assured all the candidates sitting for KCSE, KPSEA and KCPE examinations in the area of tight security during the period of the three national exams.
Mr Achoki said that adequate security personnel have been deployed in all the examination centres ahead of the commencement of the three national examinations.
âWe have beefed up the security in all counties to ensure that candidates move swiftly from their homes to examination centres without any interruption. We have deployed adequate security in all examination centres ahead of the commencement of the three national examinations,â said the RC.
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##đď¸Teachers Service Commission to hire 30,000 teachers in January
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will recruit only 30,000 teachers in January next year to bridge the staffing gap in public schools.
The remainder of the 116,000 promised by President William Ruto during the elections campaigns has been pushed forward due to âthe economic situationâ.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu made the announcement yesterday, adding that the hiring will be done progressively.
Mr Machogu, speaking at Kisii School, explained that the current economic situation could not allow the Presidentâs promise to be fulfilled at once.
âWe know that this coming year, we had promised 116, 000 teachers but because of the nature of the economy, the way it is, we are going to do it progressively. So this coming January, we are going to recruit 30, 000 teachers and thereafter, we will be able to improve,â Mr Machogu told principals from Kisii and Nyamira counties.
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##đď¸No room for malpractice as country readies for national exams
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has assured Kenyans that all is set for the commencement of the three national examinations set to begin on the 28th of November.
Machogu said that the examination materials had already been dispatched to the 493 storage and distribution centers across the country and security beefed up awaiting the commencement date.
The maiden Junior high examination is set to be conducted alongside the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations in a matter of days.
CS Machogu said that itâs all systems go because examination materials have already been dispatched to the 493 storage centers across the country.
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##đď¸Defilement-
A 28-year-old domestic worker was charged on Thursday in an Eldoret court with defiling her employerâs six-year-old boy.
Caroline Nyawira is accused of defiling the boy in Elgon View estate in Eldoret on an unknown date in October. Ms Nyawira also faced an alternative charge of touching the boyâs private parts.
Police from the Langas Police Station arrested the suspect after investigating the claims and interrogating the minor, a Grade One pupil at a private school in Eldoret.
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##đď¸Defilement-
Man, 66, charged with defiling his house helpâs daughter: Hasmokh Dodhia, an employee of Ken Knit, was arraigned at the Eldoret Municipal Court on charges of defiling the child at Rupa Villa estate.
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##đď¸JKUATâs Early Maturing Maize Variety Yields 150pc Harvest Defying Drought
The Kenyan maize variety, DKC90-89, was planted on June 2Â within JKUATâs Modern Agriculture Demonstration Area (MADA) and yielded 50 per cent more harvest than those in surrounding farms.
Agricultural researchers and scientists at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) couldnât contain their excitement as they witnessed a bountiful maize harvest.
The Kenyan maize variety, DKC90-89, was planted on June 2Â within JKUATâs Modern Agriculture Demonstration Area (MADA) and yielded 50 per cent more harvest than those in surrounding farms.
âWe have been doing research mainly on maize in the agricultural research farm here in JKUAT, focussing mainly on how to improve the yield per hectares of our main crop besides mitigating the climate change,â said lead researcher, Prof. David Mburu.
The researchers and scientists stated clearly that the Kenyan research crop maize variety, DKC90-89, is not genetically modified.
The improvement in yield was simply an outcome of optimized agronomic practices such as proper spacing, mulching, irrigation and effective pest control.
Registering 2,700 kilogrammes yield per acre in the demonstration area, the crop has shown potential to reverse maize shortage in Kenya and contribute to food security for the population.
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##đď¸Appeal for oxygen machine for Form IV student stuck at Marsabit hospital:
Diba, a student at Marsabit Mixed Secondary School, fell ill in 2018, when he was diagnosed with chronic tuberculosis.
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##đď¸Curtain falls for worldâs oldest student Gogo Priscilla aged 99
A grandmother who inspired many after she joined the school 11 years ago has died aged 99 years, her family confirmed yesterday.
Gogo Priscilla Sitienei, as she was fondly referred to, was a pupil at Vision Preparatory School, Ndalat, in Nandi county.
She made history when she starred in a French film, âGogo Priscillaâ (Granny Priscilla) a year ago. Yesterday, grandson Sammy Chepsiror said she died peacefully at her home on Wednesday.
The octogenarian, who was in Class Seven, is believed to have been the worldâs oldest pupil after Kimani Maruge (deceased) from Uasin-Gishu County.
According to Chepsiror, his grandmother died at 5 am yesterday, hours after seeking treatment at Royal Hospital in Turbo, Uasin Gishu county
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