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Fees, CBC, exams, parent comms — practical articles from the Shupavu team.
CP2 KNEC Invigilation 2026: Deployment Letters, Briefings and KCSE Invigilation Duty From 16 October
KNEC invigilation 2026 has moved past nominations: deployment is done on the CP2 portal, and supervisors and invigilators should download and print their appointment letters now. Sub-county briefings run this week, and K
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KMTC 678 Jobs Close 30 October 2026: What Lecturers and Health Professionals Should Do Before Applying
KMTC has advertised 678 jobs at its headquarters and campuses, and online applications close on Friday, 30 October 2026. Nurses, clinical officers and other health professionals aiming for the 200 Lecturer II (Nursing) a
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KNEC Tightens 2026 Exam Security From 16 October: What Candidates, Parents and Centre Managers Must Do
KNEC has tightened security for the 2026 national exams, which open with the KCSE rehearsal on Friday, 16 October: phones are banned for candidates and officials at every centre, question papers are personalised and exam
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Shupavu Now Serves 1,022 Schools and 40,000 Learners: What Schools Should Know
About 1,022 schools and about 40,000 learners now use Shupavu, the school management platform built for Kenyan schools. If you are a head, bursar, teacher or parent, the useful question is what the platform does for your
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TSC AI Training and TPAD Review (Bids Close 12 October 2026): What Teachers and Bidders Should Do
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has invited experts to train teachers on artificial intelligence (AI) and a provider to review its TPAD online appraisal system, with responses due by 10 a.m. on Monday 12 October 20
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KNEC KCSE e-Certificate Portal (October 2026): What Former Candidates and Employers Should Do
KNEC’s e-Certificate portal, ecertificate.knec.ac.ke, lets former KCSE candidates from 1989 to date generate a digital certificate online, and lets employers and institutions verify it. Use only the official portal, have
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Public University Staff Strike From 2 October 2026: What Students and Parents Should Do
Lecturers and other staff in Kenya’s public universities (UASU, KUSU and KUDHEIHA) withdrew their labour from Friday 2 October 2026 after talks on the 2025–2029 pay deal collapsed. Students and parents should confirm cla
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KUTVET Strike Clock to 2 October 2026: What TVET Principals, Trainers and Trainees Should Do
KUTVET has framed industrial action to start on 2 October 2026 if grievances on CDACC exam security, modularised CBET changes, SHA medical cover and transfers remain unresolved. Principals, trainers and trainees should p
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HELB 2026/27 Funding Allocations: How to Read University Fee Statements This Week
HELB and the Universities Fund are processing and communicating 2026/2027 funding allocations while universities update student fee statements. Students should log into university and HELB/HEF portals to confirm scholars
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KNEC Extends KPSEA and KJSEA SBA Score Upload to 30 September 2026 — Mark Absentees AB
KNEC has extended the deadline for uploading 2026 KPSEA and KJSEA School-Based Assessment and project scores to 30 September 2026. Heads must finish missing-score uploads on the CBA portal, mark genuinely absent candidat
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230,000 Teachers for KPSEA, KJSEA and KCSE: What Deployed Invigilators and Heads Prepare Now
KNEC is mobilising about 230,000 contracted professionals through the CP2 portal for KPSEA, KJSEA, KCSE and stage-based assessments. After nomination and registration, teachers and heads should lock banking details, down
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Grade 10 Assessment Number Cleanup: Fix Invalid Records Before the 30 September Lockout
KNEC’s validation exercise flagged duplicate and wrong Assessment Numbers for Grade 10 onboarding. Heads must re-enter the Grade 3-issued Assessment Number from official slips, save, and revalidate before the 30 Septembe
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