Wazazi katika Kaunti ya Pokot Magharibi wameonywa dhidi ya kukwepa majukumu yao ya uzazi, na kuhimizwa kutanguliza elimu ili kukuza vizazi vya kesho. Kamishna Msaidizi wa Kaunti ya Tapach (ACC) Ibrahim Masiaga alibainisha kuwa, ofisi yake imekuwa ikishughulikia visa vingi vya utelekezaji wa watoto, haswa katika suala la watoto wale waliokusudiwa kuvuka kidato cha kwanza […]
Category: Education
About 14,000 learners in 60 Day Secondary Schools in Kiharu Constituency, Muranga County are set to benefit from Ksh 1,000 per term school fee program. This is after the area Member of Parliament, Ndindi Nyoro, launched kiharu masomo bora program which aims to alleviate fees burden and promote education accessibility and equality. In essence parents […]
Serikali ya Tanzania imepiga marufuku vitabu kadhaa vya watoto vinavyoashiria elimu ya ngono, kwa madai ya kukiuka “mila na desturi za maadili” katika nchi hiyo ya Afrika Mashariki ambapo ushoga ni uhalifu. “Tunapiga marufuku vitabu hivi katika shule na miundo mingine ya elimu kwa sababu ni kinyume na viwango vya kitamaduni na maadili,” Waziri […]
By Ben Oroko: Bullying in schools is a complex issue and cannot be prevented, unless all responsible parties take an active stance against the issue and proactively work together to promote equality as part of the efforts of preventing any unlawful discrimination within the school environment. Bullying is not a new phenomenon in our schools, since it has been around […]
Tanzania government has banned a popular series of children’s books from schools claiming they violate local cultural norms. Education Minister Adolf Mkenda announced Monday an immediate ban on The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. He added that the government will keep an eye on libraries in both public and private schools to make sure they were […]
A new study indicates that 47 percent of Kenyans say CBC is better compared to the 8-4-4 system while 38 percent prefer the 8-4-4 system. In addition, 17 percent of Kenyans proposes CBC should be scrapped off. The report released yesterday indicates that 74 percent of Kenyans decry high cost of implementing CBC while 42 […]
Gavana Benjamin Cheboi ametoa shukrani zake kwa World Vision wanapoanzisha mradi wa mamilioni ya ujenzi wa shule ya kwanza ya upili katika eneo la Akoret, iliyoko Kaunti Ndogo ya Tiaty Magharibi ambayo inanuia kuimarisha elimu. Cheboi alikuwa akizungumza wakati wa hafla ya uwekaji jiwe la msingi katika uwanja wa shule hiyo huku akiandamana na viongozi […]
Eight students from Moi Girls, Mandera County ,were on Friday admitted at Cholera Treatment Centre in the town after contracting Cholera. Mr Abukar Abdi Sheikh, the county chief officer for health denied reports that a student succumbed to the disease on Sunday. He added that the eight are responding well to treatment at the centre. “We […]
Fafi Member of Parliament Salah Yakub yesterday launched Zero fees program aimed at assisting students joining secondary school in Fafi Constituency. Through this program, the students received full uniforms, mattresses, books and other essential commodities. In addition, he directed all headteachers not to ask for school fees from any student as CDF kitty will cater for […]
The Government has directed, Reginald, County and Sub-county education officials to ensure that no public school is charging un-authorized levies imposed by head teachers for students joining junior secondary schools. In a circular, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang said the Ministry had received complaints from angered parents and guardians and other stakeholders on un-authorized levies imposed […]