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  • Newspaper

    Nowhere to hide for ghost teachers

    Kenya

    Press

    Reginah Kinogu, Stanley Kimuge and Brian Ojamaa - All Africa

    The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has launched a new biometric enrolment and validation of teachers system intended to address staff shortages and prevent the use of fake degrees. Pre-loaded data from the TSC payroll system will be validated when the teachers provide physical documents such as an enrolment certificate, national identity card, letter of first and last appointment together with their academic and professional certificates. This pilot registration took off in 143 schools in seven counties.

  • Newspaper

    Education CS hits out users of fake degrees

    Kenya

    Press

    Faith Nyamai - Daily Nation

    The Education Cabinet Secretary has vowed to ensure that people using fake university degree papers are unearthed. Addressing principals at All Saints Cathedral Anglican in Nairobi, the education CS lashed out at those who want to assume leadership roles by irregularly acquiring academic qualifications, saying the ministry will rein in on academic miscreants in an effort to promote integrity. He urged the principals to be at the forefront in instilling virtues and challenged them to take responsibility for failures in their institutions.

  • Newspaper

    Corruption rife at TSC

    Kenya

    Press

    Allan Kisia and Dorcas Nyambanyi - The Standard

    Corruption is still rampant among most officials of the Teachers Service Commission, a report released by TI indicates. Recruitment, deployment and promotion of teachers were identified as the 'hot spots' for potential corruption. However, the study indicates that efforts to make the selection criteria more objective were positive.

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