Browsing category
Source of Latest Education News from Kenya covering Pre-Primary schools, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Institutions.
Join Our Facebook Page Education Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof Magoha announced that Primary and Secondary schools are set to get Sh. 15 Billion Capitation this week. The CS said that the money will cover the balances that heads of schools said were a source of financial problems that could derail the administration of national […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has instructed teachers not to take part in the ongoing by-elections via County Directors who in turn relayed the message to the heads of schools. By-elections have been conducted in the Kabuchai constituency in Bungoma County, Matungu constituency, and in London Ward in Nakuru county. These […]
Join Our Facebook Page Nyeri County is set to introduce a free milk program in all public early childhood development and education centers in a bid to boost the health of young learners. This was after the county assembly overwhelmingly passed a motion on the scheme on Tuesday. The House urged the Education Department to […]
A Nyeri Court judge has ordered the Laikipia County government to recruit 428 ECDE teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. The teachers filed a case via their Kenya Union of Pre-Primary Education Teachers (KUNOPPET) General Secretary, Samwel Opiyo. They managed to convince the court that they are subjected to unfair practices of labor. The tutors […]
Teachers have seemed stuck in a constant tussle with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) over their pay. The teachers should deservedly be grateful to the Kenya National Teachers Union (KNUT) for fighting and succeeding to get a salary increase for teachers. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) agreed to increase the teachers’ salaries. The increment […]
His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that bringing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to an end is the way to go to empower the Girl-child in Kenya so that they can be involved in national development. “If we want to achieve our national goals, we have to change and offer our girls opportunities in education […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has dismissed the narrative of failure that learners lost nine months of school time. The CS told learners to be brave and said that the narrative of failure based on an earlier test is not meaningful. The KCPE examination begins on March 19 while KCSE commences on March 25. […]
HELB disburses Ksh. 15 Billion to more than 200,000 HELB beneficiaries every year. A fraction of the loan is directly sent to the learning institution to settle part of the tuition and accommodation fees. The rest is then sent to the learner for upkeep. Now students in tertiary institutions will have the option of receiving […]
The Auditor-General has blamed the Ministry of Education for flouting procedures of procurement in the disbursement of millions of shillings to schools and colleges for the projects of renovation and infrastructure development. In a report presented in the National Assembly, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu raised questions on millions for the financial year 2018/19 were spent to […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has declared the cancellation of all annual leave and field activities for all its staff in preparation for the national examinations. The examinations shall commence on March 222. TSC Secretary Nancy Macharia yesterday directed all field officers to offer undivided attention to the process of examination. “The Commission has canceled […]
Cabinet Secretary for Education George Magoha has launched the 2020 national examinations. The CS also officiated the issuing of security padlocks for the 479 containers ahead of this year’s KCPE and KCSE examinations. Deputy County Commissioners and the Sub-County Directors received the padlocks during the ceremony yesterday. “As part of the Multisectoral Approach to the […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has issued a warning to the school head of 30,000 primary schools against unnecessarily pressurizing Grade Four Pupils when the school-based assessment begins on Monday of the coming week. The CS said that the tests are not examinations while also advising parents not to panic unnecessarily. “No one should […]