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KEWOTA Wants Breastfeeding Centers Set Up In Schools

Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA) has called on the government to set up breastfeeding centres in schools in order to ensure that lactating teachers are able to breastfeed their babies without any problems. According to KEWOTA, a law passed in 2016 means that the government has to build facilities in […]

Government to Establish a National Polytechnic in Every County

Join Our Facebook Page According to the Principal Secretary of State Department for Vocational and Technical Training Dr Margaret Mwakima, the government is planning to establish a National Polytechnic in every county. Speaking at the Kinoru Stadium located in Meru County during the 5th Kenya Association of Technical Training Institutions (KATTI) TVET fair, Dr Mwakima […]

JKF Awards Kshs. 22.2 Million Scholarship to 148 Students

The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) has awarded 148 students who sat for the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) scholarships to boost their education. Beneficiaries of the Kshs. 22.2 Million scholarships have been selected from 47 counties across the country. During the awards of the scholarship, the Ministry of Education (MoE) Chief Administrative Secretary […]

MPs to Rescue Financially Troubled Public Universities

The National Assembly is planning to rescue troubled public universities which have debts amounting to around Kshs. 43 billion. According to the National Assembly budget committee report, financial issues came about due to the failure to implement the new funding formula. Using the Differentiated Unit Cost model, the government funds around 40% of universities. Once […]

HELB Beneficiaries Told To Clear Outstanding Balances to Help Rising Needy Cases

The Principal Secretary of State Department for University Education and Research, Ambassador Simon Nabukwesi has called on Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) beneficiaries to pay up outstanding balances to help in making funds available for the growing cases of needy students. According to Nabukwesi, defaulters owe HELB billions which he claimed could be sufficient to […]

Teachers from 380 School Attend Training on Mental Health

In a bid to create awareness of mental health issues, the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) in Nakuru trained around 400 teachers on mental health, urging them to be champions in their respective institutions. The teachers came from secondary schools located in Nakuru County in addition to a few primary schools that have […]

KNEC Provides SMS Number to Confirm KCSE, KCPE and KPSEA Registration

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has provided a Short Message Service (SMS) number which will help parents when confirming the registration of their children for the upcoming 2022 national examinations for both secondary and primary schools. The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) will be done by class eight (8) learners while the Kenya […]

TSC Revises Transfer Rules That Could Put Smiles on Teachers’ Faces

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) seems to have reviewed rules that apply to teachers’ transfers with the current ongoing transfer exercise intended to ensure the balancing of teaching staff in schools across the country. In a Circular dated the 4th of April, 2022 the Commission is now set to allow teachers who have served for […]