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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 […]

Magoha Asks For Forgiveness from Anyone He Offended During His Tenure

Join Our Telegram Group The outgoing Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has apologized to Kenyans that he might have offended during his tenure in office. CS Magoha was speaking last week on the 17th of August after Commissioning phase two of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classroom at Mwangaza Secondary School that is located […]

Parents Tell Magoha to Either Extend Term Dates or Reduce School Fees

Parents have issued an ultimatum to the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha to either extend term dates or reduce school fees. This year parents are required to pay school fees in a congested academic calendar which forces parents to pay school fees after a short time. Besides, parents have also asked school administrators […]

Magoha Tells Teachers Not To Expect Salary Increments

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has told teachers that the government cannot afford their demand of a sixty per cent (60%) pay rise. Speaking while in Mombasa where he inspected the construction of Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms in Changamwe and Bomu, CS Magoha revealed that the government is at the moment focused […]

Construction of 3500 CBC Additional Classrooms Starts

The Government through the Ministry of Education has begun the second phase of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms to support the new curriculum. The government is set to build 3,500 additional classrooms for the CBC across the country. The second phase begins after the first phase was completed resulting in the construction of 6,500 classrooms. […]

Magoha sits on Jerrycan as he pushes Form One admission

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha visited Nakuru and conducted a random inspection in a bid to boost the one hundred per cent transition mandate from primary to secondary school. CS Magoha then surprised many as he visited a random home where the family did not have any seats but the CS decided […]

Kinna Secondary Principal Arrested Alongside Five Examination Officials

The Principal to Kinna Secondary school, Simon Guyo has been arrested for allegedly engaging in examination malpractice in the school. The school is located within Isiolo County. Together with the Head of Institution, five other examination officials have been arrested among them one supervisor for engaging in cheating at the beginning of the Kenya Certificate […]

60,000 Teachers Set To Undergo April Training on Junior Secondary

More than sixty thousand (60,000) secondary schools teachers are set to undergo training on how to teach in junior secondary schools. The training is set to take place in March and April this year. At the moment of writing this article, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has trained 120,000 primary school teachers on how to […]

CS Magoha Empowered To Appoint Varsity Vice-Chancellors (VCs)

A proposed bill is set to give Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha the powers to appoint Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Principals and Deputy Principals of Constituent Colleges of Public Universities following competitive recruitment. In a bid to bring about transparency and accountability in the process of appointing the above-mentioned positions, a bill on the […]

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 […]

Students Found Guilty Of Burning Schools Will Not Join Public Schools

Following the increased cases of school facilities being burnt or damaged by students, the government has taken the initiative to try to prevent further escalation. The government had previously announced that any students found guilty of arson could have their Certificate of Good Conduct tainted. This means that the records of crimes they have engaged […]