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President Uhuru Kenyatta: Schools Must Reopen Next Year

Join Our Telegram Group President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured Kenyans that learning at all levels shall resume next year (January 2021). The President made the announcement during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on the 12th of December 2020.  As His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta led the nation in marking this year’s Jamhuri […]

KNUT Issues Conditions for Reopening Of Schools in January

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has listed conditions that they feel must be addressed before schools reopen in January 2021. KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) have been locked in a tussle that has gone on for a long time. The National Intelligence Service […]

TSC to Hire 12,000 Teachers on Internship Terms Ahead Of 2021 Reopening

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is planning to hire more teachers to help in the 100 percent transition process next year. This shall happen before schools reopen in 2021. TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia revealed a report during a consultative meeting that lasted two days. After the meeting, she said […]

President Uhuru to Lead Discussions on Reopening of Schools

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 of schools. Thereafter, the […]

COVID-19 in Schools, Reopening and All You Need To Know

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the country as every county is slowly feeling the impact of the pandemic. Schools have also begun recording coronavirus cases with Maranda High School recording at least 10 students confirmed with COVID-19. Friends School Kamusinga and Kimilili Boys also recorded 11 and 6 cases respectively. Siaya county health […]

CS MAGOHA: School will not close due to COVID-19

Following the death of Tononoka Secondary School Principal Mr. Khamis, there have been widespread concerns about the safety of students and pupils in schools. Some Kenyans have felt the government should close schools while others have paid school fees for their children to ensure they continue learning without any disruptions. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George […]

Headteachers Say There Is No Money to Run Schools

Headteachers of public schools have called on the Ministry of Education to instruct parents to pay school fees for learners in Grade 4, Class 8, and Form 4. A majority of learners who reported to the school for the second term have not paid school fees for the second term. Heads of secondary schools spoke […]

School Calendar Conundrum As Virus Encroaches Schools

Coronavirus cases have begun rising among teachers and learners and this could derail plans of coming up with a back-to-school calendar even though the Ministry of Education insists that everything is okay. A teacher died in Kiambu and two schools had to close in Mombasa, putting the government under more pressure to lay down measures […]

Grade 4 and Class 8 Assessment Timetable Released

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has released the timetable for the assessment examination of Grade 4 and Class 8, which learners will do on Monday. Schools will assess Grade four learners for four days, that is, from Monday to Thursday. Class 8 students on the other hand will do their examinations for three days […]