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Schools Flout Ministry of Education’s Directive

Join Our Telegram Group The ongoing Form One admission across the country has caused a stir among members of the public as school principals flouted guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education. Parents all over the country complained about the new conditions installed by school principals. It has been reported that school principals were still […]

Former Education Cabinet Secretary Gets Job at Maseno University

Join Our Telegram Group Prof George Magoha, the former Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) has gotten another job just three months after leaving the Ministry of Education. The current Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu replaced Prof George Magoha after the current administration came into power. The Former CS is now set to teach and direct […]

Principals Told to Report Parents Who Do Not Pay School Fees

Join Our Telegram Group The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has urged school principals to report parents who have difficulty in paying school fees for their children. On Thursday, the 25th of August 2022 while Magoha was inspecting schools in Kisii County, He told members of the media that students should not be […]

Molo Boys Academy Students Walk Out of School

Molo Boys Academy students have today walked out of their school just four days after schools reopened following the half-term break. The Cabinet Secretary for Education Professor George Magoha and his Ministry adjusted the academic calendar to allow for the mid-term break amid an increase of school fires around that time. However, it seems the […]

Organization of Private Schools against Reintroduction of Corporal Punishment in Schools

The Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) national chairperson Mutheu Kasanga has revealed that she is against the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools. The reintroduction of corporal punishment or rather caning has been suggested on many occasions by some stakeholders in the education fraternity including the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha. Kasanga implored […]

Magoha Directs Head Teachers Not To Charge Fees for Internal Exams

Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has directed heads of primary schools to stop charging parents fees for internal examinations. The directive was issued on Thursday when the CS appeared before the National Assembly Education Committee and termed the fees as illegal. In his speech, CS Magoha revealed that this is already catered for […]

Here is CS Magoha’s directive on School Buses

The Ministry of Education through Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha issued a directive on the 31st of July, 2021 directing that school buses are banned for hire and use by the public. CS Magoha issued the directive while at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) where he said that the hiring of school buses […]

Sh. 17.4 Billion FPE and FDSE Funds Released To Schools

The Ministry of Education has released funds to schools to be used in schools for the first term. According to the Ministry of Education, Sh. 2.62 billion has been released to primary schools while Sh. 14.85 billion has been released to secondary schools. The Ministry revealed that they have released funds so as to ensure […]

Term One Capitation for 2021 Academic Year Released To Schools, Principals Warned Against Sending Learners Home

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that the government has released capitation to both primary and secondary schools with schools set to reopen for the first term. The CS was in Mombasa where he supervised the start of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) 6-day training on transformational leadership for implementing changes […]

CS Magoha to School Heads: Do Not Allow Learners with Fees Arrears

Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has directed school principals not to allow learners to have fees arrears in schools as they report from their mid-term break. Prof Magoha said that the Ministry knows that most of the parents who have not paid school fees arrears are actually capable of paying but took advantage […]