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Form One Boy Reports to School with a Rooster

Join Our Telegram Group A Form One student who reported to school carrying a rooster as his school fees have been accepted into the school after good Samaritans bailed him out. Lawrence Murimi and his mother raised eyebrows when they resorted to offering their rooster as school fees to Kangaru High School where he was […]

Two Sameta Primary Dormitories Burn to the Ground

Join Our Telegram Group A fire broke out at Sameta Primary School located in Kisii County burning two dormitories to the ground. During the outbreak of the fire, no pupil was hurt but the property was destroyed of high value was lost in the fire. The affected dormitories used to house around 82 learners who […]

Magoha sits on Jerrycan as he pushes Form One admission

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha visited Nakuru and conducted a random inspection in a bid to boost the one hundred per cent transition mandate from primary to secondary school. CS Magoha then surprised many as he visited a random home where the family did not have any seats but the CS decided […]

132 Embu Students Get Elimu Secondary School Scholarships

132 bright students from Embu County who come from vulnerable backgrounds have been rewarded for doing well in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). The students today joined secondary schools under the Elimu Scholarship. The exercise was overseen by the Equity manager for Embu Branch Teresia Migua and Embu County Commissioner, Dr Eddyson […]

TSC to Lay Off and Retain School Heads This July

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to lay off more than a thousand school heads whose two-year contracts end this July. TSC employed around 1500 headteachers and principals on a contractual basis in 2020 after reaching the mandatory retirement age. TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia revealed that the school heads are set […]

Selection of Schools for KCPE Candidates Starts

Public and private primary schools have begun the process of choosing schools for the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates today. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) suspended the selection of schools in order to allow candidates to be registered without interruption. This happened after teachers lodged many complaints about inefficient KNEC servers […]

Friends School Kamusinga Lauded for Excellent KCSE Performance

The Principal Secretary for University Education and Research, Ambassador Simon Nabukwesi has recognized and applauded the excellence 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The institution bounced back and appeared in the top ten performing schools countrywide. The school had notably backslid in its KCSE performance over the years and it has now revived its […]

TVET Institutions Urged to Offer Courses that Link Students to University

The Technical and Vocational Training institutions (TVETs) have been urged to offer programmes that meet the admission requirements set by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA). The Director of South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) Wote campus, Professor Harrison Maithya has urged the TVET colleges to offer courses that offer programmes that meet […]

President Kenyatta Attends Stakeholders’ Meeting during Awards

On Friday morning President Kenyatta hosted educational stakeholders from across the country during the president’s Kenya Gold Awards meant for the education sector. Founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta established the gold awards in 1966 and it has been a self-development platform for the young people to acquire skills and ethical values to achieve a better […]

All Stakeholders Urged To Stop Criticizing the CBC for It to Be a Success

According to Kenyenya Sub-County Director of Education Mr George Ouko, the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) will succeed if all stakeholders stop criticizing it. While speaking on the final day of the training of secondary school teachers on the launch of the CBC Junior Secondary School which is set to take place in January next year, the […]

Insecurity Blamed For Low Form One Reporting in Kerio Valley Schools

Worrying figures of Form One reporting numbers have hit Kerio Valley Secondary Schools in Marakwet East Sub-County after more than 150 students did not report to the school to be admitted. Just 23 students out of the possible 192 had reported for admission to Form One by the end of the second week. A secondary […]