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2022 Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) KCPE Scholarships Opened For Applications

Join Our Facebook Page The Jomo Kenya Foundation (JKF) Scholarship program was opened since the year 1968 and is intended to improve access to education and transition through the provision of scholarships and mentorship to Kenyan students who are academically promising or those from poor vulnerable backgrounds in public secondary schools. The scholarship pays for […]

2022 Equity Bank Wings to Fly KCPE Scholarship and How to Apply

Join Our Facebook Page Equity Bank has announced the availability of scholarships in the KCPE scholarship program for all Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination Candidates. Who are the Beneficiaries? Beneficiaries of the scholarship program are selected from Kenya’s 47 counties, based on their performance in the KCPE examination. The program is intended to […]

Here Is Why 11523 KCPE Candidates Did Not Sit For Their Exams

Join Our Facebook Page Analysis of the recently released Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) has revealed that 11,523 candidates failed to sit for their examination. This represents a decrease when compared to last year’s 12,424 who did not take tests in 2020. However, the trend is still a huge concern for education stakeholders. Some […]

Private Schools Urged To Set Up Stand-Alone Junior Secondary Schools

As the Education fraternity is preparing for the start of junior secondary school, the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has implored private schools to set up stand-alone junior secondary schools. This, in his view, will reduce the burden of congestion in schools which will, in turn, boost the government’s efforts. “Private schools should […]

This Is Magoha’s Promise Regarding Form One Selection

Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has promised Kenyans that the forthcoming form one selection process will be done in a transparent manner. The form one selection process is set to start in two weeks’ time. According to CS Magoha, most of the students will attend schools that they chose during the selection process. […]

Here is How TSC will pay Hardship Allowance to New Hardship areas

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) recently updated the list of all recognized hardship areas among them new areas while others were removed due to a change in infrastructure and other factors. Teachers teaching in schools located in recognized areas of hardships are paid a hardship allowance which serves as motivation. Conditions in hardship areas make […]

TSC Warns Teachers Pressure Group It Has the Mandate to Transfer Teachers

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has warned the Kenya National Teachers Pressure Group that it has the right to transfer teachers from one school to another. This comes after the group’s case was dismissed in court after five teachers belonging to the group protested their transfers to their new schools. The teachers had gone to […]

Media Urged To Stop Negative Reporting Regarding KCSE

The Principal Secretary to the State Department for University Education and Research Amb Simon Nabukwesi has called on the media to stop reporting negative things about the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Amb Nabukwesi spoke positively regarding the KCSE examinations saying that the examination’s integrity is ‘perfect’ implying that it has not been […]

Magoha’s Request to CBC Judges

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has implored the three-judge bench that is set to hear a petition to halt the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). CS Magoha was speaking on Wednesday the 23rd of March in Nairobi when he said that parents and the government as well, have invested hugely in […]