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…
Ruto Announces New Path to Permanent Employment for Intern Teachers Speaking during an interview at the Kitui State Lodge, President William Ruto declared that all intern teachers will be confirmed after serving for two years, marking a major shift in…
A silent but fierce battle is unfolding between Minet Insurance and the newly established Social Health Authority (SHA) as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) prepares to transition over 400,000 teachers and their dependents to a new national medical cover…
As the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) prepares to roll out the Social Health Authority (SHA) medical scheme to replace Minet Insurance, thousands of teachers across Kenya are demanding clarity and better terms before the December transition. The shift, which will…