Teachers in Kenya recorded an average bribe of Ksh.5,020, the second highest after doctors at Ksh.5,164, while nurses averaged Ksh.3,366, insurance employees Ksh.2,351, and bank employees Ksh.2,222, according to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission report in the Kenya National Gender and Corruption Survey 2025, which further showed that 72.2 per cent of bribery payments were made in cash, 10.5 per cent through money transfers, and less than 3 per cent through other forms such as goods or services, with additional data indicating gender-based variations across private sector categories.

TSC Faces Staffing Crisis as 44,000 Intern Teachers Issue Work Boycott Threat Over Employment Confirmation Delays
https://teachersupdates.net/tsc-faces-staffing-crisis-as-44000-intern-teachers-issue-work-boycott-threat/

Graduate Teachers Face Exclusion Under TSC Recruitment Criteria
https://teachersupdates.net/graduate-teachers-face-exclusion-under-tsc-recruitment-criteria/

Teachers' Payroll Heist: KEWOTA Linked to Multi-Million Shilling Payroll Deduction Scheme

Allegations surrounding Kenya Women Teachers Association point to a structured system in which payroll deductions are processed through official channels but reportedly withdrawn under unclear circumstances, with claims of cash movements and intermediary involvement surfacing in investigative reports.

https://teachersupdates.net/teachers-payroll-heist-kewota-multi-million-shilling-payroll-deduction-scheme/

TSC Turn to Principals to Lead Implementation of Competency-Based Education
https://teachersupdates.net/tsc-principals-to-lead-competency-based-education/

KUCCPS Activates 72 Support Centres Across the Country to Assist Applicants from 13 to 24 April 2026
https://teachersupdates.net/kuccps-activates-72-support-centres-to-assist-applicants-from-13-to-24-april-2026/

National Treasury approves Ksh 1.5 billion for 2025 national exams arrears.

Thousands of teachers who administered the exams will now be paid after a 4-month delay.

Education CS says future payments will be timely.

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University Fund Confirms End of Scholarship Support for Private University Placements After 2023 Cohort.
https://teachersupdates.net/university-fund-end-scholarship-support-for-private-university-placements/

Teacher Files Constitutional Petition Against Kenya Women Teachers Association and Teachers Service Commission Over Alleged Unauthorized Salary Deductions. https://teachersupdates.net/kewota-sued-orders-teacher-wants-issued-against-tsc-and-kewota/

Ministry of Education Bars TVET Graduates From Using Gowns. .
The directive was issued at Nyeri National Polytechnic on April 18.
Graduands will wear discipline-specific professional attire.
Mechanics will wear overalls.
Chefs will wear culinary uniforms.
The State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training stated that gowns do not reflect the technical focus of TVET institutions.
https://teachersupdates.net/ministry-of-education-bars-tvet-graduates-from-using-gowns/

TSC Clarifies: Viral Teacher Recruitment Advert Is Fake https://teachersupdates.net/tsc-clarifies-viral-teacher-recruitment-advert-is-fake/

ECDE Teachers in Siaya County Protest Over Salary Disparities, Payroll Irregularities, and Unpaid Arrears
https://teachersupdates.net/ecde-teachers-in-siaya-county-protest-over-salary-disparities/

Private Schools Directed to Hire Only TSC-Registered Teachers
https://teachersupdates.net/private-schools-directed-to-hire-only-tsc-registered-teachers/

JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TEACHERS' MEDICAL SCHEME UNDER THE PUBLIC OFFICERS MEDICAL SCHEME FUND (POMSF)

Why Parliament Is Pushing to Scrap Mandatory School Uniforms by July as MPs Remain Sharply Divided
https://teachersupdates.net/why-mps-want-school-uniforms-scrapped-by-july/

TSC Invites Public Input on Amendments to Regulation 20 of Code of Regulations for Teachers
https://teachersupdates.net/tsc-amendments-to-regulation-20-of-code-of-regulations-for-teachers/

Major Education Boost as Embu County Promotes 689 ECDE Teachers and VTC Instructors
https://teachersupdates.net/embu-promotes-689-ecde-teachers-and-vtc-instructors/

TSC Internship Crisis Exposes Junior School Staffing Gaps
https://teachersupdates.net/tsc-internship-model-leaves-junior-schools-exposed/