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Join Our Telegram Group Private schools have received praise from the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha for their efforts in building classrooms that will help the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). CS Magoha revealed that private schools have built 1,200 classrooms while he went through Mudasa Academy and Golden Elites Kisumu schools where he […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education has revealed methods that will be used when placing Grade 6 learners in junior secondary schools in January 2022. Grade 6 learners shall sit for their final examinations at the primary school level in the month of November this year before transitioning to junior secondary school at […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has revealed the guidelines for the Grade Six national examinations in 2022. Yesterday the KNEC Chief Executive Officer David Njengere revealed that the final Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) for Grade Six will be presented using the multiple-choice format. Njengere said that the Grade […]
The Ministry of Education has revealed plans to replace the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) with a new system compatible with the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). NEMIS was introduced in the year 2017 and has been capturing crucial Biodata for students including learners’ names, Birth Certificate details, disabilities (if any), parent’s contacts and names […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the incoming president of Kenya after the next general elections to continue with the implementation of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). General Elections in Kenyan are set to be held in August to decide the next president of the Republic of Kenya as well as Governors, Senators, and Members of […]
The United Kingdom has locked out African Universities from job opportunities following conditions set for the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa. The new guidelines mean that for one to qualify for the HPI visa, an applicant must have graduated from one of the world’s top 50 universities. The HPI visa guidelines have locked out all […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to pay teachers on permanent and pensionable terms their annual salary increment in July this year following months of waiting for salary increment signed in the new 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Al teachers including teachers in lower grades will earn the usual annual salary increment without interruption this […]
The Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA) has called on the government to set up breastfeeding centres in schools in order to ensure that lactating teachers are able to breastfeed their babies without any problems. According to KEWOTA, a law passed in 2016 means that the government has to build facilities in all public schools. However, […]
Bomet County is set to roll out the Early Childhood Education (ECDE) Milk program to all ECDE Centres in the County. This was revealed via a County Circular with the following content. THE COUNTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BOMET FIELD STATION Dear Sir, RE: ROLL OUT OF ECDE MILK PROGRAM FOR ECDE CENTERS IN BOMET COUNTY […]
According to the Principal Secretary of State Department for Vocational and Technical Training Dr Margaret Mwakima, the government is planning to establish a National Polytechnic in every county. Speaking at the Kinoru Stadium located in Meru County during the 5th Kenya Association of Technical Training Institutions (KATTI) TVET fair, Dr Mwakima revealed that plans are […]
The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) has awarded 148 students who sat for the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) scholarships to boost their education. Beneficiaries of the Kshs. 22.2 Million scholarships have been selected from 47 counties across the country. During the awards of the scholarship, the Ministry of Education (MoE) Chief Administrative Secretary […]
The National Assembly is planning to rescue troubled public universities which have debts amounting to around Kshs. 43 billion. According to the National Assembly budget committee report, financial issues came about due to the failure to implement the new funding formula. Using the Differentiated Unit Cost model, the government funds around 40% of universities. Once […]