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Join Our Telegram Group The Media Council of Kenya has called on the government to take action against Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha’s bodyguard. They claim the bodyguard sexually harassed and threatened two journalists in Kisumu yesterday. MCK Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Omwoyo said that the issue was saddening and embarrassing. He urged the […]
Join Our Telegram Group A crucial meeting with President Uhuru that will take place tomorrow will decide the fate of full reopening of schools according to Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha. After that meeting, great minds from the Ministries of Health, Education, and Interior together with other stakeholders will discuss further the full reopening […]
Join Our Telegram Group Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has faced the wrath of the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) as they demanded him to pay school non-teaching staff. Their grievances reached the Cabinet Secretary’s ears on Tuesday, September 15, through the Kudheiha Secretary General Albert Njeru. […]
The Cabinet Secretary of Education Prof George Magoha has today, Monday the 14th of September, claimed that the Board of Management BOM teachers have been paid. Prof Magoha was addressing the media after the education stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday the 14th of September 2020. In his address, the Prof said,” BOM teachers should now […]
Following the closure of all learning institutions in March in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, all learners have been stuck at home. However, following the reduction of new COVID-19 infections the government has since relaxed its opinion of not reopening schools until January 2021. Medical students have since been allowed […]
The Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha is racing against time to meet the deadline set by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the reopening of schools. The CS has scheduled a meeting of all education stakeholders on Monday, September 14, 2020, at the Kenyan Institute of Curriculum Development at 8 am. “Following the presidential directive on the […]
The Ministry of Education is considering ending the long closure of schools in November 2020 should Covid-19 measures be adopted by the learning institutions across the country. Sources in the ministry unveil that schools may be about to experience a phased reopening in November with Form Four and Class Eight candidates allowed to sit for […]
Nine universities offering medical courses have been allowed by the Ministry of Education, to recall their final year students to undertake their mandatory clinical examinations amid strict Government guidelines. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha, in a letter dated August 31 to Vice-Chancellors, granted them the authority but warned of immediate closure in case of […]
Parents of school-going children now reportedly want schools reopened. A legal battle could also take place between the government of Kenya and the parents having children who go to school over the reopening of schools. All learning institutions were closed in March by the government to control the spread of the coronavirus. As per the […]
Following the closure of all learning institutions in March, non-teaching staff and BOM teachers have been suffering without pay. CS Magoha’s announcement seems to have come just in time to bail them out of this difficult situation. “Now those who had stopped working due to the lack of salaries should resume work and make sure […]
The Ministry of Education has put teachers back to work, asking them to collect data on girls who have become pregnant during this Covid-19 pandemic. This call of duty has stirred confusion and it’s not clear how they will do it. Schools remain closed due to the pandemic. The circular issued by basic education Permanent […]
NAIROBI, PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, July 07, 2020 REOPENING OF LEARNING INSTIUTIONS IN KENYA On Monday July 6th 2020, His Excellency the President Uhuru Kenyatta directed the Ministry of Education to jointly, with all the stakeholders in the sector, notify the public on the resumption of learning for Basic Education and Tertiary Institutions by today. Following […]