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President Uhuru to Lead Discussions on Reopening of Schools

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 […]

Sossion Agrees with UNICEF and WHO That Children Are Safer In Schools

Join Our Telegram Group Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Education Prof George Magoha announced on Tuesday, October 6 that all basic education institutions in both private and public schools will reopen on Monday, October 12, 2020. Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general Wilson Sossion has defended CS Magoha’s decision to reopen schools saying […]

We Are Not Flip-Flopping, It’s Corona, Says CS Magoha

Join Our Telegram Group Following claims that the government has been unsure as regards to planning on reopening of schools, CS George Magoha dismissed these on Monday citing inconsistency with COVID-19 new infection trends. Speaking during a virtual meeting held on MondayAugust 31, he said that the government has been consistent with statements given to […]

Schools May Reopen before January 2021, says CS Magoha

We should probably lean more on the word ‘May’ since the conditions for reopening are not that simple. However, it will be good news to parents and students who have been stuck at home following the closure of schools in March. The closure of all learning institutions was done by the government to try to […]

Covid-19 Impedes Kenya’s Cervical Cancer Vaccination Campaign

As Kenya battles the Covid-19 pandemic, the concern is rising over the low numbers of girls getting vaccinated against cervical cancer, due to the official update on the programme that reveals that 400,000 girls aged 10 missed out on the first phase of the exercise. “Of the 800,000 girls targeted to be vaccinated within one […]