Kenyan teachers get new text-messaging service

Teachers in Kenya no longer will be required to travel to Nairobi over job-related matters. The Teachers Service Commission has unveiled a new mobile phone short text message (SMS) service, through which its employees countrywide can obtain services from its Nairobi headquarters. An estimated 7,000 teachers visit the offices every month on job-related issues, according to TSC chief executive Gabriel Lengoiboni. The service is seen as a breakthrough in efforts to bring about efficient communication with the largest employer of public servants. Read more at allAfrica.com.