Kirinyaga County polytechnic heads trained on new TVET curriculum

By Boniface Thuku,

Kirinyaga County Youth Polytechnic Principals and their deputies have undergone training on the Competence Based Education and Training (CBET) curricu...

President Kenyatta unveils new state department to midwife CBC

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled a new state department to oversee the ongoing implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC). The new St...

CBC

Magoha appoints Agnes Mercy Wahome as new KUCCPS boss

By Citizen Reporter,

Education CS George Magoha has appointed Agnes Mercy Wahome as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Se...

KUCCPS , magoha

Kenyan firm Techlait sets up new e-learning platform for children

By Rachel Ombaka,

A Kenyan tech-company has set up a new e-learning platform for children who are still at home in the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also Read: Le...

coronavirus , E-Learning , Techlait

Highlights from President Kenyatta’s State of the Nation Address

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sought to reassure Kenyans that the State of the Nation is strong despite the economic disruptions brought about by the C...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

Confusion on school reopening date as President Kenyatta urges focus on ‘how’ not ‘when’

By Tonny Ndungu,

The actual date for the resumption of in-person learning in the country remains in limbo after President Uhuru Kenyatta failed to give a definite time...

coronavirus , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Ministry of Health told to vacate, fumigate public schools used as quarantine centres

By Ian Omondi,

Ministry of Education officials have now requested their Health counterparts to vacate and fumigate public schools that were used as quarantine facili...

COVID-19 , Prof. George Magoha , PS Belio Kipsang , School reopening , teachers , tsc

Revealed: Primary and secondary schools to reopen between October 4-19

By Chemutai Goin,

Primary and secondary school teachers have been ordered to return to school by Monday next week in preparation for the eventual reopening of learning ...

COVID-19 , education , Prof. George Magoha , School reopening

Gov’t extends curfew, closure of bars, Uhuru to address nation on Tuesday

By Tonny Ndungu,

The government has extended the existing COVID-19 containment measures until Tuesday, September 29, pending a review. The measures include the dail...

coronavirus

Back to school: TSC directs teachers to report to schools by Monday, September 28

By Tonny Ndungu,

Primary and Secondary School teachers will be expected to report to their respective schools from Monday, September 28 to prepare for the eventual re-...

coronavirus

School Games to remain suspended

By Stanley Mativo,

Chief Writer, School Games It could take much longer for School Games to resume once schools  reopen after the Ministry of Education announced that ...

KSSSA , Ministry of Education , School Games

Private schools ink deal with Absa for Masomo Iendelee, Linda Mwalimu

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) and Absa Bank Kenya have penned a deal to help accelerate adoption of virtual learning across private pri...

Absa , education , magoha , online learning , schools , virtual learning

Makini Schools introduces the Cambridge Curriculum

By Ian Omondi,

Makini Schools on Thursday announced the introduction of the Cambridge Curriculum to its current offering. The school, in a statement to newsrooms,...

Angelica Ouya , Cambridge Curriculum , Hezron Onyango , Makini Schools

Judiciary staff reported bullying & sexual harassment but complaints rarely filed, new study reveals

By Rachel Ombaka,

Employees in the Judiciary reported bullying and sexual harassment in significant numbers but complaints were rarely filed or successfully addressed, ...

Judiciary , National Gender and Equality commission , sexual harassment

CS Magoha says only three colleges have met required standards to re-open

By Aly Abich,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha now says only three teachers training colleges in the country may be reopened in September after attai...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Kakamega coach raises sports concern amid schools closure

By Stanley Mativo,

Kakamega School rugby team head coach Amos Wamanga says he hopes the School Games calendar will remain intact and sports will continue to hold its rig...

Amos Wamanga , Kakamega High School

Magoha directs schools to refund second and third term fees to parents who had paid

By Julius Joho,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has directed primary and secondary schools to refund second and third term fees to parents who had pai...

COVID-19 , Ministry of Education , Prof. George Magoha , schools

OPINION: The future of new cities in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The unfolding troubles bedeviling some large scale developers of residential houses in the country provide an important reali...

President Kenyatta says schools to reopen ‘gradually’ from September 1

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday directed the Ministry of Education to facilitate the progressive re-opening of schools from September 1, 2020. ...

COVID-19 , CS George Magoha , Ministry of Education , President Uhuru Kenyatta , schools

MCKINSEY: Priorities for school systems in the age of coronavirus

By Guest Writer,

As of mid-April, 191 countries had shut down all their primary and secondary schools, affecting almost 1.6 billion children. The shift to remote le...

coronavirus , online learning