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Dominic Gekonge

Dominic is a Computer Science Specialist with lots of bias on Education. If he's not writing about Education, then he's coding. If not, then you will find him watching series movies.

Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms Requests for Views from the Public and Other Stakeholders of Education

Join Our Telegram Group The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms has requested the public and other education stakeholders to give views regarding reforms in the education sector. REQUEST FOR VIEWS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS ON EDUCATION H.E. the President William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and […]

13 Students Nabbed as Kemeloi Boys is Closed Again

Join Our Telegram Group Kemeloi Boys High School in Nandi County has been closed for an indefinite period for the third time this month following student unrest. Students rioted over the weekend just a week after they had returned following closure the week before. Police officers have detained 13 students as suspects following the latest […]

Presidential Education Review Taskforce on Education Reforms Holds Induction Event

Join Our Telegram Group Members of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) conducted a three-day orientation on the currents and essentials of education reform initiatives in Kenya and the world at large. The ceremony was held at the Nairobi Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology in Africa (CEMASTEA). Prof Raphael Munavu’s 49-member team […]

KNUT against Training of Teachers during Weekends

Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Collins Oyuu has said that they are not in support of teachers attending training over the weekends. Besides, he assured teachers that the teachers’ union will address anything that undermines teachers’ rights. While referring to training of teachers in Bomet County that was scheduled to take place over […]

Teachers Unsettled after Failing to Receive TSC Posting Letters

Some teachers who were employed to work under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in September this year are yet to receive their posting letters. The teachers have vented their frustrations as they watch their colleagues being posted to their new schools to begin working under permanent and pensionable terms. TSC recruited a total of 14,460 […]

KNUT Wants 60% Payrise for Teachers

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has defended their proposal of a 60 per cent salary increment for teachers in its ongoing push for the review of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Speaking to the media on Monday the 17th of October 2022 at the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) in Nairobi […]

Uasin Gishu Pupil Wins Kshs. 100000 after Leading in Letter Writing Contest

Esther Imani Senelwa, a pupil at Holy Rosary Girls Primary School located in Turbo in Uasin Gishu County has come out on top in this year’s 51st International Letter Writing Competition for Young People. The competition is for learners of the age 15 years and below, Junior Category, Kenya Chapter. Senelwa participated in the competition […]

TVET Registrars Urged To Market Their Colleges to Enroll More Students

Peter Cheruiyot, the Rift Valley County Director for Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) institutes has called on registrars of TVET institutions to market their institutions to get more enrolment. Cheruiyot is the director of Nakuru, Bomet, Baringo and Kericho Counties. He said that TVETs have low student numbers because of doing little in the aspect […]

CBC Review Team to Announce Dates for Public Participation

The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) is set to reveal to how it wants to meet and collect views from the public in the coming days. This was revealed after the PWPER Chairperson Raphael Munavu completed a three-day orientation into the currents and essentials of the education reform initiatives that are happening in […]

Kitengela Residents Want More Public Schools

Kitengela residents in Kajiado County have called on the government to build more public schools with the town having only four public schools despite having a population of 154,436 people. The current four public schools are fully occupied making it a problem for learners and parents alike. The four schools include Utumishi Primary School, G.K. […]