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Join Our Facebook Page The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has rebuffed rumours of a nationwide strike in all universities starting from the 12th of September 2022. The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) revealed that most public institutions of higher learning do not always pay their academic and other staff. According to CS […]
Join Our Facebook Page Embu Governor Cicily Mbarire has promised to provide the required infrastructure in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres in the county. Speaking after being sworn in, Governor Mbarire said that most TVETs do not have adequate equipment to ensure that the youth are equipped with skills and knowledge so […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Collins Oyuu has come to the defence of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia. Oyuu has warned that attacks on the TSC CEO and Commissioners are not necessary and that politicians should stop attacking the independent commission. […]
The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has blamed the Treasury for late payments of salaries while they have also complained that some universities do not remit mandatory deductions. Late distribution of capitation funds from the National Treasury has strained public universities making it difficult to pay the teaching staff and the non-teaching staff their previous […]
Managing a classroom can be hard whether you’re a newbie or you’ve spent a couple of years in teaching. Students are just students, and everyone has their own personality. However, there are some brilliant and proactive ways you can manage the classroom and keep your students in check. In this article, we discuss the potential […]
59,198 Grade 6 learners in Nakuru County are set to join Junior Secondary School (JSSs). According to Nakuru County Director of Education Fredrick Osewe, all learners are well prepared to transition to junior secondary schools. Speaking to the media, Osewe said that learners have completed 60 per cent of their assessment examinations with only 40 […]
A Form Two student attending Kiseuni Secondary School lost his life on Thursday after being hit by a trailer in Nthangathini village, Miangeni sub-location in Machakos County. Reportedly, the boy had attended school in the morning but left shortly after feeling unwell, According to the school principal, the boy was escorted out of school and […]
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has reinstated the Maasai Mara University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Mary Walingo pending a hearing of an anti-corruption case lodged against her. In a statement released on Wednesday, the PSC CEO Simon Rotich instructed Prof. Walingo to be paid half of her salary and allowances from the date of her suspension. […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Branch Executive for Chepkoilel Branch, Sammy Bor has called on the government through the Ministry of Education to build more infrastructure for the Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). According to him, this is the only way the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) can be a success. While speaking to the press, […]
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) want Junior Secondary schools to be hosted in day schools. The teachers’ unions revealed that because of the age difference, learners at this level might not adapt well to coexisting with those in Forms One to Four who […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has said that he is ready to work with President-Elect William Samoei Ruto’s government. Speaking while inspecting the construction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms at Karen C Secondary school in Langata located in Nairobi on Tuesday the 6th of September, CS Magoha said that he would […]
A multinational Tea Company has awarded outstanding and worthy students from Kericho and Bomet areas with Kshs. 32 Million scholarship. The scholarship will help them study undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs at both public and foreign universities in the coming academic year that starts this September. James a Finlay Company Limited is headquartered in Kericho […]