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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.

Ministry of Education Announces Changes in Curriculum Designs in Languages

Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education has announced the completion of the review of English, Kiswahili and Indigenous Languages via a circular, based on recommendations from the Report on the Implementation of Languages in Grades 1, 2 & 3. Besides, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has also approved the change of name from […]

System of Upgrading Secondary Schools Revealed

Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education is set to upgrade secondary schools all over the country with Sub-County status schools set to be upgraded to County Status and County schools to Extra County status. How the system will work For secondary schools with sub-county status, they will have to make a formal request […]

Low Teacher Turn up Forces MKU to Reschedule TPD Training

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Professional Development (TPD) training at Mount Kenya University has been rescheduled due to the low turnup of teachers. The online training of teachers at the institution on TPD ended last week when the introductory module entered the second session at MKU. Unfortunately, the low number of teachers who attended […]

CS Magoha to CBC Contractors: We will Pay You

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has assured all contractors working on the new Competency-Based Curriculum projects that they will receive their payment once the work is completed in line with the Ministry of Education’s guidelines. According to CS Magoha, the government received a total of Sh. 3.2 billion was meant for payment […]

Form One Placement to be Released Tomorrow

Since the release of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results, 2021 KCPE candidates have been eagerly waiting for Form One placement results. They are set to have their anxiety allayed with the results of the placement process set to be out tomorrow. Just like their children parents of the 2021 KCPE examination have […]

Varsities to Receive Reduced Funding due to Financial Issues

The Treasury is planning to reduce funding to universities by 5.4% to Sh. 91. 2 billion meaning universities could be set to go through tough economic times. This is because the proposed allocation for the financial year that is set to begin this June is Sh, 5.21 billion less than this year’s allocation of Sh. […]

Parent Fights Head Teacher over Sending Learner to Collect Birth Certificate Fee

Ugandan Police have started an investigation into an incident whereby a parent elected to assault a school headteacher for sending home his child to collect birth certificate fees. Jamil Magezi, the headteacher, refused to allow the parent’s three children to attend classes until they produced the fees required to process their birth certificates. Jamil Mwanje […]

Education Sector Gets 544.4 Billion Allocation in 2022/23

The education sector has received a Sh. 544.4 billion allocation in the 2022/23 budget proposal out of the total Sh. 3.31 trillion total budget. The Cabinet Secretary for Treasury Ukur Yatani revealed today that the government is willing to increase access to quality education. This was during the tabling of the budget proposals in parliament. […]

Schools Heads Worry over Looming April-May Delocalization

According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia, the Commission is set to transfer thousands of teachers to new stations starting from April to early May. The TSC CEO revealed that the delocalization process will take place across all schools with the main aim being balancing staff in schools. […]

TSC Calls In Field Directors for a Two-Day Meet

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has called in its field officers for a consultative meeting that will be held for two days at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). According to reports, regional directors and county directors across the country are set to attend the two-day meeting starting from tomorrow, the 6th till the […]