Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu last week revealed that the Ministry has developed a strategy to combat infiltration of LGBTQ agenda in Kenyan schools. He said a committee consisting of officials from the Ministry and has been formed look into the LGBTQ issue and come up with possible solution to counter its infiltration in schools. […]
Kulingana na Utafiti wa Demografia na Afya wa Kenya wa 2022, asilimia 15 ya wasichana wenye umri wa kati ya miaka 15 na 19 wamewahi kupata mimba. Takwimu hii huongezeka kila wanakuwa wakubwa kutoka asilimia 3 kati ya watoto wa miaka 15 hadi asilimia 31 kati ya wale wenye umri wa miaka 19. Hii […]
Tanzania has abolished boarding school for nursery up to Standard Four pupils, effective from March 1. The Education Ministry said this will allow children and their parents to create a bond while at the same time to allowing children to receive parental care, build values and participate in various community activities. However, a special permit […]
Katika azma yake ya kufikia mabadiliko ya asilimia 100 kutoka shule ya msingi hadi ya upili, Utawala wa Serikali ya Kitaifa na Wizara ya Elimu wanapanga kufanya msako wa nyumba hadi nyumba, ili kuwatafuta wanafunzi waliopotea ambao walifanya mtihani wao wa Cheti cha Elimu ya Sekondari nchini Kenya mwaka jana. Kundi la viongozi katika […]
A 16- year-old Form One student from Chemase secondary school has died after he was allegedly assaulted by his teachers. Kelvin Kiptanui is said to have died hours after he was admitted at Nandi-Hills level 4 in critical condition. The student, who was hardly two weeks old at the institution, is reported to have been […]
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 […]
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 […]