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Join Our Telegram Group The government plans to provide facemasks, soaps, and sanitizers to students at a cost of Ksh. 2.1 Billion as schools are to reopen in January. The budget details are in the post-recovery plan released by the National Treasury named Post-Covid-19 Economic Recovery Strategy (2020-2022). The document details that between December 2020 […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Secretary-General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers, Wilson Sossion has jumped to Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Magoha against the accusations of being high handed. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Wilson Sossion said that cartels have exaggerated the incident because of CS Magoha’s tough stand on corruption. “The same […]
Join Our Telegram Group Cabinet Secretary for Education Professor George Magoha will no longer manage the Ministry’s human resources. This follows his public remonstration with the County Director of Education (CDE) Mbaka. The Public Service Commission (PSC) stripped Magoha of his powers and handed them over to Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang’. The Public […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha today (Wednesday, November 2020) insisted that he will not apologize after a video showed him insulting a junior official. The CS Magoha was implored to apologize by a teachers’ union official from Uasin Gishu County who did rounds online. In the video clip recorded last Friday as Prof George […]
Uasin Gishu Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Secretary-General Elija Maiyo has called for the sacking of Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha for publicly remonstrating with an education official. Elija Maiyo called out Prof George Magoha for his remarks towards the county Director of Education Gitonga Mbaka. Call for Magoha to Apologize Speaking […]
The Ministry of Education has said that the school calendar will undergo reviewing so that learners will not lose the current academic year due to the corona-enforced break. This comes after the government opted against allowing learners in Forms 1, 2, and 3 and those in Grades 1, 2, and 3 and classes 5, 6, […]
President Uhuru today announced that one-on-one classes in basic institutions of education will resume fully next year. The President’s announcement comes at a moment when a number of schools have reported COVID-19 cases. This simply means that for the other learners who were not lucky to return to schools this year, 2020 might be a […]
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the country as every county is slowly feeling the impact of the pandemic. Schools have also begun recording coronavirus cases with Maranda High School recording at least 10 students confirmed with COVID-19. Friends School Kamusinga and Kimilili Boys also recorded 11 and 6 cases respectively. Siaya county health […]
Following the death of Tononoka Secondary School Principal Mr. Khamis, there have been widespread concerns about the safety of students and pupils in schools. Some Kenyans have felt the government should close schools while others have paid school fees for their children to ensure they continue learning without any disruptions. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George […]
Headteachers of public schools have called on the Ministry of Education to instruct parents to pay school fees for learners in Grade 4, Class 8, and Form 4. A majority of learners who reported to the school for the second term have not paid school fees for the second term. Heads of secondary schools spoke […]
The government closed schools in March to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and kept them closed until recently when they partially reopened. According to widespread reports, the government closed three schools in Mombasa as around 15 cases of COVID-19 infections struck the schools. The schools that the government closed include Star of the Sea Grils […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has urged parents to pay school fees if they are able. The CS also directed both public and private schools not to send home learners of parents who may not be able to pay the required amount of school fees. CS Magoha said some parents took the directive of […]