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Kakamega primary school headteacher Dickson Wanyangu instructed the grade 9 candidates of the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment to the institution on October 24,2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
Thousands of unemployed primary school teachers have been dealt a major blow after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) announced it will not recruit teachers to the institutions, as they already have a surplus.
The commission now says its hiring focus will shift to junior and senior secondary schools, effectively locking out thousands of trained primary school teachers who had hoped to secure employment.
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