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Join Our Telegram Group A court case challenging the legality of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is scheduled for hearing next week on the 27th of September. Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Nelson Havi who took over the case from the initial petitioner has revealed that he is prepared to thwart the outgoing Cabinet […]
Join Our Telegram Group Heads of Secondary Schools in Kisumu County have now asked the Ministry of Education to put co-curricular activities on one side in learning institutions in order to recover lost time in the academic calendar. Recently before August 9, 2022, General Elections, the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha announced that […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has told politicians that they will not be allowed to meddle in the management of schools across the country. CS Magoha cited the ongoing construction of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) as an example of where politicians will not be allowed to interfere. Magoha […]
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called on the government to assist private schools in building enough classrooms with the transition of learners to Junior Secondary School looming. According to KUPPET’s Secretary-General Akello Misori, the construction of classrooms and the preparations for transition should be elaborate to avoid subjecting education to […]
According to the Government’s released list of full scholarship beneficiaries, 45,000 candidates who sat for the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination have missed out on the full scholarships. The scholarship targets learners from vulnerable and poor backgrounds which can hinder their academic achievements. 9,000 learners from 110 sub-counties and 15 urban centers […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that the government is planning to upgrade select primary schools to secondary level in a bid to ensure implementation of the CBC is a success. With schools set to experience a double intake in the next one and half years, principals have been rightfully concerned […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has instructed all teachers to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus vaccine ahead of May 2021 reopening if schools. The President Uhuru said that irrespective of age, teachers should get vaccinated. The president issued the directive after holding a meeting with Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha in Nairobi City. Teachers are considered […]
Examiners are going back to their homes after the marking of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) came to an end. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha earlier announced that marling of multiple-choice papers had been completed with only ‘Insha’ and ‘Composition’ papers the only ones remaining. However, with those two also completed, now […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has issued a warning to the school head of 30,000 primary schools against unnecessarily pressurizing Grade Four Pupils when the school-based assessment begins on Monday of the coming week. The CS said that the tests are not examinations while also advising parents not to panic unnecessarily. “No one should […]
Dr. Nancy Macharia, the Teachers Service Commission CEO, has ordered all the teachers to report back to schools on Monday the 28th of September to prepare for the reopening of Schools. The TSC CEO was addressing the media after attending the education stakeholders meeting at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development in Nairobi. This meeting […]
A student from Nandi had been forced to make bricks in a bid to try to raise college fees and has now secured a university scholarship from the county’s Governor Stephen Sang. The governor was touched by Celestine Jepkazi’s struggles and decided to come to her aid so she can realize her dream of pursuing […]
The education Cabinet Secretary, Prof. George Magoha has hinted he’s planning to ambush schools throughout the country. The CS was addressing teachers, parents, and participants ate the just concluded Kenya National Drama and Film Festival (KNDFF) Gala at Kibabii University in Bungoma County. He said, “I will come to your schools like a submarine.” The […]