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Join Our Facebook Page Faulu Micro-Finance Bank has begun a COVID-19 sensitization campaign as well as the distribution of face masks to pupils in schools. The Managing Director (MD) to the Bank Apollo Njoroge said that the bank via UAP Old Mutual Faulu Foundation had begun a Sh 10 million virus sensitization campaign in 150 […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Ministry of Education has directed that journalists are banned from visiting schools, saying that the directive is intended to curb cheating in examinations and preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus. Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha said on Wednesday that with this being the third and final term […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Government of Kenya has banned a number of activities in schools between now (January) and March 2021. This is with the intention of curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus among learners as schools have reopened fully for the first time since March 2020. The first of them is all […]
Cabinet to the Ministry of Education Prof George Magoha has warned headteachers against violating fee guidelines. This was after a parents’ association revealed complaints about high school fees charged by schools. The Kenya National Parents Association said that some of their members had complained that national schools had set fee structures for Sh. 80,000 instead […]
The Ministry of Education is set to disburse Sh. 19 billion to all institutions of basic education (primary and secondary schools) before schools reopen this coming Monday. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha warned school administrators against mismanaging the funds as he said that they would face dire consequences if they mismanage the funds. According […]
Education Chief Administrative Officer (CAS) Zack Kinuthia attracted intense backlash following his comments on the reopening of schools. He revealed that the government is not keen on prioritizing social distancing when schools reopen in January 2021. The CAS was speaking in a panel that comprised of Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) National Chairman Kahi […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured Kenyans that learning at all levels shall resume next year (January 2021). The President made the announcement during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on the 12th of December 2020. As His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta led the nation in marking this year’s Jamhuri Day, he implored guardians […]
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 and June 2021, an […]
In the coming days, university students will pay a lot more for their education as the government is apparently in support of an increase in school fees. The amount of school fees is likely to rise up to three times what students are currently paying for their education. Vice-Chancellors in Universities across the country want […]
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 cartels who got CS […]
A school in Bomet County where a girl on her periods committed suicide after being mocked in class has received sanitary pads for the last seven months. The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Foundation together with Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) provided the sanitary towels to pupils attending Kabiangek Primary School in Konoin Sub-County. Before this […]
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, […]