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Kenya needs 58,590 more teachers — here's where the gap is

TSC projects Kenya will need 58,590 additional teachers to staff Grade 10 as the senior school transition rolls out this year, with the sharpest shortages in STEM and other specialised subjects. If you trained as a teacher and shelved it, or you're finishing a TTC/university education programme, this is the clearest hiring signal the sector has given in a while.

Worth tracking TSC's recruitment portal directly rather than waiting for word of mouth — the shortage is real, but slots still get filled through the official process, not group chats.

Source: Eastleigh Voice (TSC projections)

Only 11% of Kenyans earn more than KSh50,000 a month

A TIFA survey of 2,048 adults across all 47 counties (June 13–22, 2026) found just 58% of Kenyans working full- or part-time — and of those working, only 11% report monthly income above KSh50,000. It's a blunt number, but it matches what a lot of hustle-stacking already tells us: one income stream rarely covers it anymore.

More than four in ten working Kenyans are earning below what most would call a living wage in a major town.

If you're stacking two or three income streams to get by, this data says you're not behind — you're responding rationally to what the numbers actually look like.

Source: TIFA survey via Kenyans.co.ke

Importing a phone or laptop is about to cost more

The Communications Authority is proposing a KSh15,000 permit fee for commercial ICT imports and KSh5,000 for personal-use imports — phones, laptops, routers, anything cleared through the National Electronic Single Window System. It's currently free. CA says the fee funds faster processing.

A stakeholder validation forum is set for September 23, so the proposal isn't final yet — worth watching if you resell electronics or import stock for a shop, since this is still the window to weigh in before it locks in.

Source: Kenyans.co.ke

One tap, any matatu — the plan that's been tried before

Kenya's Integrated Automated Fare Collection System (IAFCS), under the Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project, is in advanced preparatory phase and aims to let commuters move between trains, buses and matatus using one digital payment method instead of paying cash fare leg by leg.

It's not live yet, and Kenya has been here before — Bebapay and several SACCO-level apps promised the same thing and struggled with adoption. Worth watching whether IAFCS actually reaches your route before assuming it will; past rollouts have moved slower than announced.

Source: Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project coverage

Twelve athletes just got nominated for National Heroes honours

Sebastian Sawe, Lilian Odira, Beatrice Chepkoech, Timothy Cheruiyot and eight others have been nominated for 2026 National Heroes recognition, honouring performances that brought Kenya international medals, records and titles this year. They're part of a wider list of 242 nominees across different fields.

If you want a say in who gets recognised, objections and representations are open now — before the final list is prepared, not after.

Source: The Standard