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Ministry of Education Revised 2023 Academic Calendar

Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued a circular regarding the academic calendar for the year 2023 dated the 10th of January 2023. RE: MOE.HQS/3/13/3 Date: 10th January, 2023 To; Regional Directors of Education County Directors of Education RE: REVISED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2023 FOR PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TEACHERS TRAINING […]

KNEC Issues Statement Regarding the Release of November 2022 Business and Technical Examinations Results

Join Our Telegram Group To: All Heads of Institutions Offering Business & Technical Examinations. RE: RELEASE OF NOVEMBER 2022 BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS RESULTS The Kenya National Examinations Council wishes to inform all Heads of Institutions that offered candidates for the November 2022 Business and Technical examinations that the results are officially released and ready […]

KUPPET disagrees with SRC’s Plot to Frustrate Teachers’ Salaries Demands

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has accused the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) of planning to frustrate teachers’ demands for new salaries and allowances. The teachers’ union’s officials led by their Secretary-General Akello Misori were responding to a story in a local daily newspaper that had reported that the SRC had increased […]

Schools Banned From Selling Uniforms within their Premises

Trade, Investment, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has revealed his reservations regarding the need for compulsory school uniforms. According to him, school uniforms have almost no impact on the quality of education learners receive. This was revealed during a briefing in Nairobi where Kuria said that there is no need for school uniforms and […]

Former CS for Education Prof George Magoha Dies from Cardiac Arrest

The former Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has died from suspected cardiac arrest. According to reports, the former Education CS’s body is being kept at the Lee Funeral Home as family members and officials from the state arrive from within and outside the country. Prof George Magoha was in the eyes of many […]

TVET Transfers See Former TVET Principals Returned to Former Institutions

The Ministry of Education has conducted a reshuffling in technical colleges across the country with key Principals moved to new stations. A Handing over schedule reveals that the changes mostly affected the heads of national polytechnics and a bunch of Technical Training Institutes (TTIs). Among the heads moved is Kisii National Polytechnic Principal David Mwangi […]

KNEC Announces Examination-Setting Jobs for Teachers

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the opening of test setters and moderators for national examinations within the examination body. The advertised recruitment drive is intended to add to the team of test development professionals at the Council. The Examiner had announced via a public notice published on the 23rd of January that […]

Ministry of Education Issues Guidelines for Junior Secondary Education

The Ministry of Education has released guidelines for the implementation of the Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) Curriculum. The released guidelines will enable current primary school administrators to implement the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The guidelines will address many issues including financial management and government allocation of finances, the structure of leadership in JSS, Infrastructure management and […]

2022 KCSE Students with Grades C+ and above Get University Slots

All the students who scored grades C+ and above in their 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) have secured slots in university. According to the Kenya Universities and College Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Agness Wahome, universities across the country have enough capacity for all of them. “I know there are […]

Increased Insecurity at Kisii University Worries Parents and Students

Increased insecurity at Kisii University has worried students of Kisii University as well as their parents. The parents and students have implored the institution’s administration to intervene and address the problem. While speaking to the media, one of the parents who preferred to be anonymous said that her child had lost valuable items worth hundreds […]