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.

Source: Standard Digital February 21, 2026 07:38 UTC