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Kenyan History Teacher Chosen by International Body to Investigate Impact of…
Last week Friday, July 24, Kenyan Kiswahili and history teacher, Abdikadir Ismail was selected in a group of 11…
Riara University Students Beat COVID-19 to Graduate Virtually
The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic may have stalled almost every aspect of life but hundreds of Riara University…
Top 10 Best Browsers for Your Android Smartphone and Tablet
Once you have acquired your dream smartphone or tablet, the next thing that always comes into mind is what…
Private Schools Shut Down, Proprietors Change Business
The coronavirus outbreak has suffocated businesses that were already struggling, with entrepreneurs now rethinking…
Primary School Child Uses Lockdown To Gain Tailoring Skills
Jimmy Mukiibi, aged 13 is a primary school pupil in Mbale town where he was found with his father at his workshop.…
Mixed Feelings As School Heads Ordered To Get Data On Pregnant Students
The Ministry of Education has put teachers back to work, asking them to collect data on girls who have become…
South Africa Gets New Online High School Charging Ksh. 168,000 Per Subject
International EdTech company, Crimson Education, has launched a private online high school – the Crimson Global…
Heated Reaction On South African Principal’s Suggestion on Closing Schools
In Capetown, teachers and parents have rallied behind Wesley Neumann, the principal of Healthfiled High School,…
Ugandan Heads of Schools to Meet Ministry Over SOPs
It is approaching five months ever since the government of Uganda issued a temporary but indefinite closure on all…
Uganda Emulates Kenya, as MPs Want 2020 Declared ‘Dead Academic Year’
MPs on the National Economy Committee have demanded the cancellation of the 2020 academic year. More than 15…
TSC Gives Conditions of Physical Visits, Advises Against It
The Teachers Service Commission has implored anyone visiting their offices to opt for their online platforms to…
KNUT Demands Pay Rise for School Admins Left Out Of CBA
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) has requested the teachers employer to include over 103,000 school…
Uganda Government Boosts Private School Teacher’s Sacco
The government through Microfinance support Centre has injected 5 billion Uganda shillings into the Uganda…
Islamic University In Uganda Cuts Staff Salaries By 90%
Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has announced general salary cuts of up to 90% for its staff members after they…
Here’s Why Covid-19 Will Yield Lots of School Drop Outs
A stunning 42% drop out rate of children before the completion of primary school was reported by UNESCO in 2012.…
Repeating Class in 2021 to Affect Students Psychologically
Following the closure of schools due to COVID-19, students are becoming extremely tired of staying at home. Those…
CS Magoha Gives Solution to Parents Regarding School Fees Paid In Advance
CS Magoha has given parents a solution to the school fees paid for the second and third terms for the year 2020.…
CS Magoha cancels 2020 KCSE and KCPE, reopening pushed to next year
On Tuesday, a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the lifting of the cessation order for Mombasa,…
Ministry of Education Press Statement on Reopening of Learning Institutions in…
NAIROBI,
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
REOPENING OF LEARNING INSTIUTIONS IN KENYA
On Monday July 6th 2020,…
Nancy Macharia Reinstated, Commences New Term
Dr. Nancy Macharia has been restored as the Teachers Service Commission CEO for another five-year term. Her…
Opinion: Solving the secondary and primary schools reopening problem
It has become increasingly difficult for secondary and primary schools to reopen while observing the COVID-19…
School Owners in Uganda About to Lose Property Over Bank Loans
Amid the looming uncertainty of whether education institutions will open or not, some commercial banks have already…
Dr. Nancy Macharia’s Reign Ends, KNUT appoints Assistant Secretary
The term for the Teachers’ Service Commission boss term officially ended on Tuesday 30th of June 2020, with plans…
Makerere University Dental School Ready for Reinspection
The Makerere University academic registrar, Alfred Namoah Masikye shocked the entire fraternity with an abrupt…
Probability of Post Covid-19 Student Drop Outs Is High, Officials Warn
With a total population of over 15 million students in Uganda, the President issued a directive in March to suspend…
Primary and Secondary Schools might not reopen in September. Is Kenya being a…
Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus once told his nation that they should ‘drink beer and wash their…
Kenya Likely to Open Colleges Before Primary and Secondary Schools
There is a higher probability that Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions will reopen in…
Government Returns 129 Stranded Students from Sudan As 22 Others Await Help
A total of 129 students who were stuck in Sudan due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic have finally been…
Girls, Special Needs Students to Benefit from HESFB New Loan Scheme
UGANDA: The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) has introduced a new actionable plan to help girls…
