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Auditor-General faults payment made for Sanitary Pads

Join Our Facebook Page Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed that the Gender department made payment for sanitary pads in an improper manner. According to the Auditor General, the payment in question amounts to Sh. 101m. The 2019-20 Financial Year report reveals that the payments made were to clear other pending bills that were carried […]

Ministry of Education Releases Guidelines on Managing discipline in schools

Join Our Facebook Page Following a string of schools fires and school walkouts by students from various schools across the country, the government has taken the initiative to release guidelines on managing discipline in schools. Below is the circular containing guidelines on managing discipline in schools. Ref No: MOEHQS/3/13/3 Date: 2nd December 2021 To: Regional […]

TSC Starts Posting Interns to Schools this January

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to assign 1,995 successful interns to schools at the start of next year. Even though the successful interns have waited for a long time to be posted to their new schools it seems they will now have a reason for excitement with the Commission set to do so […]

MoE to do Away with Boarding Schools under CBC

Boarding secondary schools could be converted today schools once the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is in place in junior secondary schools come 2023. In a bid to solve the issues that have plagued the Ministry of Education in the current system of education, students under the CBC are set to attend junior secondary […]

Molo Boys Academy Students Walk Out of School

Molo Boys Academy students have today walked out of their school just four days after schools reopened following the half-term break. The Cabinet Secretary for Education Professor George Magoha and his Ministry adjusted the academic calendar to allow for the mid-term break amid an increase of school fires around that time. However, it seems the […]

Special Needs Teachers Undergo ICT Integration Training

Special needs teachers from Kiambu, Kajiado, Nairobi and Machakos counties have undergone training on the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enable them to teach learners literacy in ICT. The tutors were trained on assistive technologies and accessible digital textbooks. This was done in a five-day workshop that was held at the Kenya […]

Ministry of Education’s Circular on Gradual and Safe Resumption of Co-Curricular Activities in Schools

The Ministry of Education has released a circular on the gradual and safe resumption of co-curricular activities in schools across the country. The Ministry of Education and that of Sports and other stakeholders are working on further modalities that will facilitate the full resumption of activities in schools. Meanwhile, Principals are advised to engage learners […]

KUPPET implores the government to employ Counselors in Schools

The Kenya National Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) has called upon the Ministry of Education to recruit counsellor on a full-time basis to address the growing concern of student unrests across the country. More than thirty (30) schools have been torched this term and this has led to widespread discussions on the best way […]

Parents to Pay Huge Amounts for Destruction in Schools

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha said last week that parents will have to pay for the cost of damaged property in schools following increased incidences of students’ unrest across the country. The directive applies to parents whether or not their children are guilty or not. CS Magoha also revealed that those students […]