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Join Our Facebook Page 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 […]
Join Our Facebook Page 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. […]
Join Our Facebook Page 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 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 […]
KNUT has urged teachers who are able to manage financially to enrol for the TPD to do so in order to improve their skills. Speaking while at the KNUT headquarters in Nairobi in a press briefing, the union’s Secretary General Collins Oyuu revealed that the programme needs to be supported by all parties. “The Commission […]
Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has revealed that more than 42,500 students are set to be vetted by the various Ward bursary committees The bursaries will cover 32,397 secondary schools, 5,388 universities and 4,742 tertiary students. According to Kirinyaga County Communication Department, the allocated bursary kitty is Kshs. 87 million more than what was allocated […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms are now at a 50% completion rate. The CS had overseen newly built classrooms meant for the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Umoja Secondary and Paul Boit Secondary in Uasin Gishu. “As we head to elections, we continue to pray […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on universities to stop issuing fake degrees as it will ruin the lives of hardworking Kenyans. During an event held at Kakamega State Lodge, the Head of State blasted the institutions of higher learning for being compromised. President Uhuru revealed that most of the institutions had taken the issue as […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has issued an apology for the abrupt closure of schools which he directed this week. In a press conference held on Wednesday the 3rd of August 2022, CS Magoha revealed that he was aware that his directive made things difficult for parents countrywide but admitted that he […]