Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE) system is at a crossroads. While the government is committed to implementing the new curriculum, unresolved teacher shortages, inconsistent communication and inadequate infrastructure threaten the long-term success of the reform. The teacher deficit remains the most…
Clear communication is the backbone of effective public policy. Yet Kenya’s education sector has become a case study in the consequences of inconsistent messaging. Contradictory statements from the President, Treasury, Ministry of Education and TSC are deepening confusion and eroding…
The government’s reliance on internships to address teacher shortages has sparked a larger debate about sustainability. While internships are cost-effective in the short term, education experts warn they may be structurally unsound for long-term staffing in Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE)…
While teacher shortages dominate headlines, a deeper crisis quietly threatens the success of Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE) rollout: inadequate infrastructure in Junior Schools. Without enough classrooms, laboratories, and specialised learning spaces, even a fully staffed school system would struggle to…
Behind government policies, recruitment figures and political pronouncements lies a quieter story—one of thousands of Junior School intern teachers living with anxiety, financial strain and professional uncertainty. While they are central to implementing Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE) system, these educators…
Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE) system is under strain as Junior School suffers from a crippling teacher shortage that threatens the quality and sustainability of the reform. Despite government claims of aggressive recruitment, data from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) shows…
A new storm is brewing around the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as conflicting statements from State House and senior government ministries raise questions about the commission’s independence. Kenya’s constitution grants TSC autonomy in teacher recruitment, deployment and disciplinary processes, yet…
Kenya’s Junior School internship programme has become the subject of a growing labour rights controversy, with unions, legal experts and educators accusing the government of institutionalising exploitation. The model, designed to address acute staffing shortages under the Competency-Based Education (CBE)…
Kenya’s education sector is once again grappling with internal contradictions after conflicting statements emerged from the Treasury, Education Ministry, and State House regarding the fate of Junior School intern teachers. The mixed messaging has intensified anxiety among the 20,000 interns…
President William Ruto’s announcement that Junior School intern teachers will transition to permanent and pensionable (PnP) terms only after completing a mandatory two-year internship has reignited tensions within Kenya’s education sector. While the State House maintains that this directive is…