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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 […]

Delocalization at an End As 14613 Teachers Get Transferred to their Home Counties

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has approved the transfer of 14,613 teachers back to their home counties bringing the Commission’s delocalization policy to an end. However, it has been revealed that 120 transfer requests by delocalized teachers were denied because the Commission is yet to find replacements. The moment the Commission […]

Ministry of Education Issues Circular on the Promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Courses in TVET Institutions

Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education has issued the following circular regarding the promotion of science, technology, engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses in TVET institutions. All Principals National Polytechnics Kenya School of TVET Institutes of Technology Technical Training Institutes Technical and Vocational Colleges PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) COURSES IN […]

Ministry of Education Issues Guidelines Checklist for Public and Private Junior Secondary Schools (JSS)

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued the following guidelines checklist for public and private junior secondary schools (JSS). REGISTRATION GUIDELINES CHECKLIST FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS (JSS) 2023 SECTION A: INTRODUCTION The interim report of Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms recommended domiciling of JSS in existing Primary Schools. Consequently, His Excellency […]

Form One Placement set to begin, Joining Date set on 30th January

Placement for Form One students is set to start in two weeks with the Ministry of Education having issued new rules to guide transition. According to a circular dated the 1st of November 2022 from Principal Secretary (PS) for Basic Education, secondary schools are required to make changes to the instructions for KCPE candidates joining […]

This is when KCSE Results will be Released

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu has revealed when the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results will be released. While addressing teachers from Kisii and Nyamira counties on the 2nd of January, CS Machogu lauded them and all those who oversaw the examinations and expressed hope that the results will be released […]

Garissa Parents Want Clarity over JSS Learners Uniform

Parents from Garissa have called on the Ministry of Education to clarify on whether Junior Secondary School (JSS) learners will be wearing different or same school uniforms as primary schools. “Since JSS will be domiciled in primary schools, now the government should tell us how the JSS learners will be differentiated from the other primary […]

Here are the Functions of the Ministry of Education that you should Know About

The Ministry of Education’s mandate is stipulated in the Constitution of Kenya Chapter Four, Articles 43, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 59 which provides for children’s rights to free and compulsory education. This includes quality services and access to educational institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities. In the Constitution, there are also provisions […]

Ministry of Education Issues Circular on Changes in NEMIS Data Capture Systems

The Ministry of Education has issued a circular on changes in the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS). Below is the circular Office of the Principal Secretary, State Department for Basic Education RE: CAPTURE OF LEARNERS IN NATIONAL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (NEMIS) The Ministry of Education has made a decision to the effect that […]

SEQIP Scholarship to benefit 8000 Needy Students

More than 8,000 students are set to benefit from a full scholarship from the Kenya Secondary School Education Improvement Projects (SEQIP) to help them pursue secondary school education. The beneficiaries were students from Forms One to Four in the project that was initiated in 2017 and ended in 2023. The Ministry of Education project is […]

75 Percent of Kirinyaga Students Test Positive for STDs

According to Kirinyaga Central Sub-County Health Officer Kennedy Machora, around 12,000 out of the tested 16,000 students have tested positive for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). Machora was addressing parents of New Kerugoya Victory Academy over the weekend when he revealed that the medical staff working at the Sub-County health facilities where some students had gone […]

This is Why 67 Schools Missed KPSEA and KCPE Examinations on Monday

Sixty-seven (67) schools failed to collect their examination papers on Monday leading to uncertainty and confusion. According to the Ministry of Education, most of the affected schools are those that closed following the COVID-19 pandemic leading to pupils having to register in other schools. 52 schools in Uasin Gishu did not sit for the ongoing […]