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Join Our Telegram Group Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Collins Oyuu has called on Kenyans to practice tolerance of one another’s political affiliations to ensure that they do not disrupt the academic calendar. Oyuu said that the COVID-19 pandemic already have disrupted the previous academic calendar and another disruption to the calendar […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education has announced new dates for reopening following the General Elections held yesterday. The Cabinet Secretary announced the closure of schools on the 2nd of August 2022 and set the opening dates on the 10th of August 2022. “As you are aware, Kenya is scheduled to conduct its […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed tricks that heads of institutions and construction contractors have been using to embezzle funds meant for the construction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms. According to CS Magoha, the cost of constructing the CBC classrooms was reduced while commissioning four CBC […]
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has been ranked top in top position in a ranking conducted by the Web of Universities which ranks universities locally and internationally. The Web of Universities ranking covers one hundred (100) universities in Kenya and how they rank globally in openness, impact and excellence. UoN is followed by Kenyatta University […]
Mount Kenya University (MKU) has received an ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System certification award from the Kenya Bureau of Standards. According to MKU’s Chairman of the University Council Prof David Serem, the ISO Certification is set to allow the growth of quality education in the university and other learning institutions in Kenya. The ISO […]
Parents have requested the Ministry of Education to provide a direct line to report schools which charge illegal levies. These illegal levies have been called “motivation fees” by schools and are not allowed to be charged to parents without the permission of the government. This is after the Principal Secretary to the State Department for […]
Parents and guardians have been blamed for failing to report hild sexual abuse and gender-based violence to the appropriate authorities. This has been attributed to the fear of the the consequences or not being informed. This leaves the perpetrators of such vices free without facing the consequences of their heinous actions. The Health Principal Secretary […]
Menstrual Hygiene Day, a global advocacy platform for non-profit organizations and government agencies has revealed that 65 per cent of girls and women in Kenya are not able to afford sanitary pads. The advocacy platform is for non-profit organizations and government agencies that promote menstrual health. In another study conducted by the Ministry of Education, […]
The Ministry is implementing reforms in Teacher Education through Competency Based Teacher Education. The advertisement for placement of the 2022 cohort of trained ECDE and P1 teachers who are yet to be employed has been done. Interested and eligible candidates for the upgrade to Diploma in Early Childhood and Primary Teacher Education have been advised […]
The Head of State has awarded Zetech University a Charter after meeting the regulatory requirements following a rigorous assessment conducted by the Commission for University Education (CUE). The awarding took place during a ceremony held at Kakamega State Lodge where President Uhuru Kenyatta lauded the University for being at the forefront of providing higher education […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that construction of the classrooms meant for the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is at 60 per cent. The current government is set to be phased out with elections set to be held next week on the 9th of August 2022. However, CS Magoha revealed that the […]
1300 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers from West Pokot County have been appointed on permanent and pensionable terms. In a handover ceremony to appoint letters to the teachers at Kishaunet showground, Governor Professor Lonyangapuo said that the move was a milestone achieved in the education sector. He also said that he has been working […]