‘Stop millitarizing exams,’ KUPPET tells gov’t

By Daniel Korir,

Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) has accused the government of millitarizing national examinations under the pretext of curbing malpracti...

Big four agenda , Education CS Amina Mohamed , kcpe , KCSE , KUPPET , national exams , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Health PS Tum roots for sex education in schools

By Cyrus Sholim,

Health Principal Secretary Peter Tum on Thursday pitched for sex and behavioral education in schools in a bid to curb increasing cases of teenage preg...

PS Peter Tum , Uasin Gishu county director of education Nicodemus Anyang

CS Amina announces arrest of KCSE exam leakage masterminds

By Ian Omondi,

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed on Thursday announced the arrest of two major players suspected to be part of a criminal ring behind the ope...

CS Amina Mohamed , Examination malpractice , KCSE

Uhuru mourns Education CS Amina Mohamed’s mother-in-law

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family, relatives and friends of Begum Shameem Ahmed who passed on after a short illn...

Begum Shameem Ahmed , Education CS Amina Mohamed , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Gov’t alarmed by high rate of teenage pregnancies in primary schools

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed has ordered investigations into the high cases of teenage pregnancies witnessed across the country during t...

Amb amina mohamed , KCPE 2018 , Ministry of Education , teenage pregnancies

KCPE candidate names newborn baby after Education CS Amina Mohamed

By Bernard Rotich,

A 15-year-old girl from Kericho County on Tuesday gave birth shortly before beginning her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination a...

Education CS Amina Mohamed , kcpe , Kericho county , Kericho Nursing Home

Historic moment as Uhuru flags off direct Kenya Airways flight to the US

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday night presided over a historic milestone for Kenya's aviation sector when he flagged off the inaugural Kenya Airway...

Direct US flight , Kenya Airways , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Longhorn to train over 2000 Kiswahili teachers

By Vincent Maruga,

Over 2000 Kiswahili teachers countrywide are set to benefit from a training organised by Longhorn Publishers meant to equip them with better teaching ...

Kenya institute of Curriculum and Development (KICD) , KIswahili , new curriculum

KCSE exams kick off under tight security

By Linda Ngari,

This year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations have began across the country. A total of 664,586 candidates on Monday mor...

CS Amina Mohamed , CS Fred Matiang’i , kcpe , KCSE , President Uhuru Kenyatta , PS Belio Kipsang

Uhuru promises credible national exams, warns exam cheats

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday promised that the government will deliver credible examinations and warned those bent on attempts to corrupt the...

kcpe , KCSE

What do we teach our children? Kenya’s school content under scrutiny

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya’s slow progress in providing quality education for early learners is set to come under scrutiny at an international conference to start in Nai...

Early Childhood Education

Usalama kaskazini mashariki: Matiang’i akutana na viongozi wa eneo hilo

By Samuel Ramtu,

Waziri wa usalama wa kitaifa Fred Matiang’i amekutana na viongozi kutoka eneo la Kaskazini Mashariki mwa nchi kuzungumzia utovu wa usalama katika en...

KNEC to recall education certificates of parents aiding exam cheating

By Ian Omondi,

Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang has announced that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will recall certificates of parents and ...

Education CS Amina Mohamed , Education PS Belio Kipsang , examination cheating , kcpe , KCSE , KNEC

Matiang’i suspends leave for security officers during KCSE, KCPE period

By Ian Omondi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has suspended leave for the country’s security personnel until the national examinations are concluded. ...

Education CS Amina Mohamed , Education PS Belio Kipsang , Interior CS  Fred Matiangi , KNEC , National examination

CS Amina appears before MPs, outlines security measures for exams

By Makori Ongechi,

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has assured the nation that her ministry is well prepared to manage the forthcoming national examinations. ...

Education CS Amina Mohamed , kcpe , KCSE , Parliamentary Committe

CS Amina spells out measures against exam cheating

By Linda Ngari,

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has announced a raft of measures to reduce cases of exam...

2018 KCPE , 2018 KCSE , Education CS Amina Mohamed

Maandalizi ya mitihani ya KCPE, KCSE

By Makori Ongechi,

Wizara ya Elimu kwa ushirikiano na baraza la mitihani nchini KNEC imeweka mikakati kabambe kuhakikisha mitihani ya kitaifa mwaka huu inaandaliwa kwa n...

Schools to be closed, examiners arrested over exam cheating, Gov’t warns

By Tabitha Rotich,

The government has warned that any person who tries to compromise this year's primary and secondary national examinations will face the full wrath of ...

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed , KNEC , Professor George Magoha

Uhuru honours ‘trailblazer’ Ida Odinga with top president’s award

By Brian Okoth,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday honored Ida Odinga with one of the highest civilian awards, Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (E.G.H.) for h...

EGH awards , Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (E.G.H.) , Ida Odinga , Uhuru honours Ida

Nanyuki principal on the spot after student dies under unclear circumstances

By Wanjiku Wanjiru,

A Nanyuki principal and 10 others have been questioned by police after a 19-year-old student died under unclear circumstances on Friday. Oliver Min...

Holiday tuition banned , Nanyuki High School