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CS Magoha cancels 2020 KCSE and KCPE, reopening pushed to next year

Join Our Facebook Page On Tuesday, a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the lifting of the cessation order for Mombasa, Nairobi, and Mandera counties, CS Magoha announced that basic education institutions will resume next year. This comes after parents and other stakeholders expressed concerns concerning the reopening of schools in September. “Stakeholders have ditched […]

Nancy Macharia Reinstated, Commences New Term

Join Our Facebook Page Dr. Nancy Macharia has been restored as the Teachers Service Commission CEO for another five-year term. Her previous term expired in the past week and it seems she impressed her employers with how she has handled teachers’ affairs with an iron fist. If you are on the government’s side, it is […]

COVID-19 status to determine the reopening of schools says Prof. Magoha

Education CS Prof George Magoha on Friday said COVID-19 will determine the reopening of schools in the country. This was after Education stakeholders met also on Friday to discuss the reopening of all learning institutions in September. The education ministry believes that new COVID-19 cases will peak and then relatively drop for a period of […]

Uhuru Orders CS Magoha to Create New School Calendar

Ahead of Madaraka Day on the 1st of June 2020, many Kenyans anticipated President Uhuru Kenyatta might say something about the reopening of schools, which he did. Closing of schools was one of the drastic measures the government had to undertake to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to continue […]

CS Magoha Once Again Insists No Postponing KCSE and KCPE Exams

The Cabinet Secretary of Education prof George Magoha has insisted that the government will not postpone the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) national examinations to compensate the Lost time during the Covid-19 national pandemic. Prof Magoha was addressing the nation at Afya House in Nairobi on the […]

CS Magoha Warns Teachers On Tuition During Corona Break

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Education Professor George Magoha has sent a stern warning against teachers or anyone assembling learners for any form of tuition during this period of closure meant to fight the spread of Corona Virus (Covid19). In a statement through the Ministry of Education twitter handle, the Cabinet Secretary discouraged individuals assembling learners […]

DO NOT Raise Secondary School Fees – MoE Warns Principals

The Ministry of Education has today warned Schoolheads and Principals not to increase Secondary School fees for the year 2020. Through the ministry’s digital communication platform, the warning stated that “the ministry of Education has not asked Secondary Schools to raise School fees”. The Ministry says that the 2019 school fees guidelines are still in […]

ECDE Training to Continue, as KNEC Exams set for April 2021

It is a sigh of relief to all year-one ECDE training teachers after the Permanent Secretary of Education Dr. Belio Kipsang gave green light to Colleges to continue with ECDE training and KNEC examinations preparations for April 2021. According to the ECDE National Chairman, Mr. Lawrence Otunga, Dr. Belio Kipsang responded to the letter asking […]

Ministry of Education to Train More Special Education Teachers

Prof. George Magoha, CS Education on Wednesday, hinted that the government of Kenya would train more special needs education teachers to handle the increased numbers of learners with special needs. The CS said this while on a visit to assess the instructional and learning offices in Nairobi-Kasarani’s Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE). He said […]