So far, she said, 151,494 teachers all over the country had received the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
“The Ministry of Education has launched the Mwalimucare app to help teacher’s access medical care. TSC is also set to launch a biometric system of teachers in all schools. The system will help collect fingerprint data for all teachers,” said Ms Macharia.
In April 2021 President Uhuru Kenyatta directed that all teachers and school support staff to received the Covid-19 vaccine.
According to Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha, the decision to vaccinate all teachers will ensure schools are safe for learning amid the pandemic.
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The marking of multiple choice papers was concluded in early April, 2021.
According to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), candidates can access their results by sending an SMS with the candidates index number followed by KCPE, in capital letters, to 20076.
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TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia and Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha. [Standard]
Term one of 2021 is scheduled to begin on July 26, 2021, after nearly a year of a disrupted school calendar due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Allaying fears that the current high Covid-19 infection rate in the country could prolong the reopening of schools, Prof Magoha, on April 12, assured parents that there were no plans to interfere with the school calendar.