The newspapers on Wednesday, March 18, covered several topics, including the 44,000 intern teachers' jobs at risk after the court ruled against their hiring by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Source: UGCElsewhere, the newspapers spared pages for the war of words between President William Ruto and the opposition honchos. Daily NationAccording to the newspaper, more than 43,000 teachers risk losing their jobs after a court declared their internship contracts unlawful. The judges ruled that classifying qualified teachers as interns, paid less than permanent staff, amounts to discrimination. The court therefore directed TSC to stop hiring trained and registered teachers under the internship scheme.

Source: Daily Nation March 18, 2026 18:57 UTC