North Eastern counties grapple with al Shabaab attacks

By VOA,

Leaders of Kenya's northeastern counties have vowed to fight against al Shabaab, the Somalia-based militant group that has terrorised the region for t...

Al Shabaab , garissa , korane , Mandera

Unions split over grade D qualification for teachers

By Citizen Reporter,

Teachers’ unions are divided over Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed’s directive lowering entry grades for marginalised students who wish ...

KNUT , KUPPET , tsc

Two teachers killed as Al Shabaab militants attack Mandera school

By Citizen Reporter,

Two teachers were Wednesday morning killed by suspected Al Shabaab militants who attacked Arabia Boys High School in Mandera East. Confirming the 1...

Al Shabaab , Arabia High School , Mandera East

TSC transfers six non-local teachers attacked by students

By Citizen Reporter,

Six non-local teachers at Chalbi Boys High School in Marsabit who were attacked and seriously injured by students on Monday have been moved from the s...

Chalbi Boys High School , non-local teachers , Teachers attacked

TSC threatens to withdraw teachers from all hostile areas

By Peter Gachanja,

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has threatened to withdraw all teachers from schools in hostile areas until the environment is conducive for the...

MP Erick Muchangi , north eastern , Teachers in hostile environments , Teachers Service Commission , TSC Boss Lydia Nzomo , TSC withdraw teachers

Matiang’i warns against community resolutions in rape cases

By Wahome Gitonga,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has warned that the government will not allow the use of maslaha (communal dispute resolution mechanism) t...

Interior CS  Fred Matiangi , Maslaha , Rape in Wajir , Wajir County , Wajir Governor Mohamed Mohamud

TSC letting terrorists win, North Eastern leaders claim

By Wahome Gitonga,

North Eastern leaders on Thursday protested the decision by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to move all non-local teachers in terror-prone areas...

Adan Keynan , Education CS Amina Mohammed , KNUT Chairman Wilson Sossion) , north eastern , TSC CEO Nancy Macharia

Non-local teachers in terror prone areas to be moved

By Edwin Obuya,

The Teachers Service Commission has directed that all non-local teachers in terror-prone areas be transferred to areas with less risks. Appearing b...

KNUT , Teachers attacked , Teachers Service Commission , Teachers Transfer , tsc

Sossion demands formation of special police unit to guard teachers

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya National Union of Teachers wants the government to establish a special police unit to protect teachers and learners in areas prone to terror...

Al Shabaab attack , Kenya National Union of Teachers , Teachers killed , Wajir attack , Wilson Sossion

CS Amina, TSC mourn teachers killed by terrorists in Wajir

By Wahome Gitonga,

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed and Teachers Service Commission have mourned two teachers killed by Al Shabaab terrorists in Wajir on Thurs...

Education CS Amina Mohammed , Teachers maimed in wajir , Terorist attack in Wajir , Wajir terrorist attack

‘Outsiders’ killed by Al-Shabaab militants in Wajir

By Amos Sambu,

Four people among them three teachers were murdered in the wee hours of Friday by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Qarsa Village, Wajir County. Th...

Al-Shabaab militants , Mohammed Sheikh , Teachers killed in Wajir County

Nkaissery wants IEBC to revise North Eastern boundaries anomalies

By Maureen Murimi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Major Gen. (Rtd.) Joseph Nkaissery has appealed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)  to start c...

Al Shabaab , Boundaries , CS Nkaissery , IEBC , Joseph Nkaissery , kenya , north eastern , terror

Learning in north eastern region paralyzed

By Wangui Ngechu,

Learning of more than 350,000 students in primary and secondary schools in the north eastern region now hangs in the balance after teachers refused to...

garissa , insecurity , KNUT , north eastern , paralyzed , teachers , terror , Wajir

‘Striking’ Teachers Resume Duty in Garissa

By Citizen,

At Garissa Primary School, ten out of the 11 non local teachers have reported to work after the TSC rejected their pleas to be transferred to other pa...

Wajir leaders propose drastic measures to deal with teacher shortage

By Citizen,

The leaders have proposed a range of measures, including sponsoring locals to pursue education courses and lowering the minimum intake grade for stude...

Eldas District Education day , KNUT , Senator Abdirahman Hassan , Wajir

TSC replaces striking teachers in North Eastern

By Citizen,

According to Garissa County TSC County Director Shabaan Mohammed, the county had filled 46 slots in primary and 34 in secondary although they still ha...

citizen news , KNUT , North Eastern Kenya region. , tsc

Governors Call On Gov’t To Recruit Teachers In N.E

By Citizen,

Through its chair Isaac Ruto, the governors say the new move if agreed to by the government will help break the stalemate after close to 800 teachers ...