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Join Our Telegram Group During an event to celebrate the International Jiggers Day held in Khwisero Constituency, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ahadi Kenya Stanley Kamau issued a warning to school head teachers against sending learners home because of being infested with jiggers. The Ahadi CEO reiterated that the infestation of jiggers is a […]
Join Our Telegram Group 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 […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Health (MOH) issued a circular dated the 19th of October 2022 putting on notice six counties over a multi-county cholera outbreak. The full circular is shown below. All County Director of Health Thro’ RE: MULTI-COUNTY CHOLERA OUTBREAK ALERT The Ministry of Health has confirmed a cholera outbreak in […]
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education Dr Julius Jwan has revealed that school meal programmes play an important role in retaining learners in schools. Speaking at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) on the 29th of June 2022 during the validation of the draft of the Kenya […]
The Cabinet Secretaries for Education and Health Ministries have announced conditions that could lead to the postponement of the reopening of schools on the 10th of May 2021. While appearing on an aired interview on Citizen TV on the 26th of April 2021, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that analysis of the COVID-19 positivity […]
KASNEB has been forced to postpone the CPA examinations that were going to be done in the coming week due to a surge in infection rates of COVID-19. The examinations have now been rescheduled to the 17th of May, 2020. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health warned over a sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases […]
Cabinet Secretary for Education George Magoha has launched the 2020 national examinations. The CS also officiated the issuing of security padlocks for the 479 containers ahead of this year’s KCPE and KCSE examinations. Deputy County Commissioners and the Sub-County Directors received the padlocks during the ceremony yesterday. “As part of the Multisectoral Approach to the […]
The Government has boosted learning in schools as it has invested a lot of resources to improve the learning environment in schools. Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang revealed that the government has released over Sh. 30 billion this year alone as capitation to schools to develop infrastructure. “This year we have released Sh. 15 […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha yesterday warned administrators of secondary schools against not following the government’s fee guidelines. The Cabinet Secretary pointed out that some head-teachers had raised fees at the expense of parents, a majority who have been hugely hit by the impact of COVID-19. “There are head-teachers who are unlawfully increasing school […]
Schools across the country have increased transport fees by up to 70 percent as schools seek to cover the extra costs of complying with the COVID-19 regulations that the Ministry of Health provided. The institutions are related to changes in higher fuel prices and costs of maintenance because of additional trips made by school buses […]
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 […]
Teachers will be among the first group of Kenyans to take the COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccination against COVID-19 is seemingly going to happen in early 2021 according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The government shall prioritize educators because of their higher level of vulnerability to contracting COVID-19 in […]