Shule za kutwa jijini Nairobi, Mombasa na Kisumu zimefungwa kwanzia Jumatano, Julai 19, 2023, kabla ya uanzishi wa maandamano wa siku tatu mfululizo wa kuipinga serikali ambayo mara nyingi yamekuwa na vurugu. Katika taarifa ya pamoja ya Jumanne, Julai 18, 2023, Katibu wa Baraza la Mawaziri wa Elimu Ezekiel Machogu na Waziri wa Mambo ya […]
Category: Education
All day primary and secondary schools within Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu counties will remain closed today due to the ongoing antigovernmental three days protests, the government has said. In a statement, the government through the Ministry of Interior and National Administration said the decision was reached as a measure to ensure the safety of school […]
Two students of St Charles Lwanga High School in Uganda have been arrested for issuing an anonymous terroristic threat of attack by Allied Democratic Forces, ADF. against their school. According to the police report the suspects identified as Mwesigye Innocent Ayebare Benon were discovered after the school leadership came across an anonymous letter, dropped at […]
To ensure ECDE education is free in Nairobi County, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has unveiled sh100mn for utilization on this program for Nairobi County Children. Speaking yesterday during the launch, Sakaja said the aim is to double the number of children enrolled in public ECDE in Nairobi from 30,000 to 60,000 within the year; and […]
Children in Freedom School, in Nakuru County, has gained international recognition after being ranked among the top 10 best schools worldwide. The school was ranked by T4 Education Initiative where it competed with over 1000 other schools worldwide under the category of Overcoming Adversity. The little-known learning institution was given this recognition for allowing its […]
Forty percent of the country’s population is below 15 years of age according to the just-released Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2023. The report released in Nairobi on Monday also indicated that 76 percent of births were registered, with Nyeri recording the highest registration of births at 96 percent while Wajir recorded the lowest […]
Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen on Tuesday, July 4, announced that school buses and public transport vehicles will be required to install dashboard cameras and vehicle telematics in new regulations proposed to curb the rise of road accidents in the country. Speaking in Kericho County the CS said “Telematics will have a GPS system showing where a […]
Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) has proposed the increment of capitation from the current figure of Sh22,244 to Sh30,000 per student. This was proposed by the Association’s chairman Kahi Indimuli during the annual conference of school heads in Mombasa. This, he said, is due to the recent increase in commodity prices and late disbursement of […]
Secondary School students will not be able to transfer to other public schools mid-year after the government banned the same. Supporting this directive, the Director of Secondary Education Paul Kibet said that transferring a student mid-year makes it hard for school principals to reconcile the amount of fee to be paid. He added that some […]
A 17 year- old boy has died in Nyamira County after being beaten by his sibling and parents over missing sh 50. According to police, the incident occurred in Iganeitambe village after the deceased’s elder brother reported his Sh50 was missing and the suspect was his younger brother. This led the brother to start a […]