It is said that for one to succeed in life,one has to score a good grade in school like an A or a B. This has led many students to think that if they fail to get a good grade their deemed to fail in life. Some have even gone as far as commiting suicide or thinking of doing so. This can be
Read MoreFor far too long, the right to education has been denied to many girls across the world. In Eastern and Southern Africa, poverty, poor access to school, lack of sanitary facilities and social norms such as child and early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting, have all been preventing
Read MoreThere was tremendous improvement in results for 2014 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi said as he realeased the results Tuesday morning at Mitihani house in Nairobi. The Education Cabinet Secretary said 3, 073 (0.63%) candidates sco
Read MoreFor a long time now,the subject of punishment in schools has been debated by different quarters. This has led to different opinions being voiced out but with no conclusive ending to the subject.This may be the reason why Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang has said that schools should c
Read MoreThe education reforms in Kenya will provide opportunities for digital content, technical training, research, heavy investment in construction and upgrade of educational infrastructure. The education sector comprises of; Ministry of Education (MoE) which hosts the Department of Education and
Read MoreEight university satellite campuses in Nairobi County will be closed down within six months for failure to operate within the stipulated regulations, the Commission for University Education (CUE) has said.According to the CUE secretary Prof David Some, the satellite campuses have contravened the U
Read MoreThree public universities have been forced to recruit lecturers from foreign countries to meet fresh quality demands by the Engineers Board of Kenya. The board is dissatisfied with the quality of graduates from public institutions and this has prompted it to suspend nearly all engineeri
Read MoreStudents who are set to join universities and colleges in September can now apply for government study loans. The Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) has given the students until the end of September to send their applications. However, the institutions the students have been admitted
Read MoreThere has been a lot of interest of late in the plight of the boy child, and perhaps in response. Mr Elijah Karanja, the CEO of the ‘Save the Boy, Save the nation’. There has been a lot of interest of late in the plight of the boy child, and perhaps in response to this, 39-
Read MoreDon’t mind your background and all the hardships that you are faced with right now. I know most of you don’t even know whether you will go to secondary school, but I can promise you there is plenty of things you can do out there to prosper in life.” This was Miriam Mwongeli&rsquo
Read MoreYears back primary school fees was scrapped by H.E Mwai Kibaki's government. This raised questions if the Secondary fees could also be scrapped and save parents the headaches of paying fees. This may just become reality in like 3 years to come.This is after Deputy President William Ruto
Read MoreThe foundation for modern education in Kenya was laid by missionaries who introduced reading to spread Christianity and who taught practical subjects such as carpentry and gardening which at least at first were mainly useful around the missions. These early educational activities began around t
Read MoreLendsey Achudi has always dreamt of a career in technology or cybersecurity fields, and has been involved in organising international forums where issues of technology and entrepreneurship are discussed. About a year after successfully organising one such meeting — the African Youth A
Read MoreEducation players have converged in Nairobi for the Education Innovation Africa forum that seeks to address the future of the crucial sector. The forum’s main focus will be on developing innovative partnership models to improve education in Sub-Saharan Africa, with particular focus on E
Read MoreMzee Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge went down in the history books as the oldest primary school pupil of all time. He went back to school at the age of 84 so he could learn how to read and write. Mrs Mariana Ong’ango Ololo joined class one aged 78 years in 2013. She is the 87th registered
Read MoreAs Education Cabinet secretary Jacob Kaimenyi released 2014 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results, several positive aspects came to the fore. The most striking, exam irregularities—which have been a major concern over the years—reduced, indicating that the me
Read MoreA Kenyan government official is the recipient of this year’s prestigious Gilbert S. Omenn (PhD) student award for academic excellence conferred on him by a US university. Dr Peter Cherutich, a deputy director of medical services in the Ministry of Health who was pursuing a doctorate d
Read MoreLast week Kenya shut more than 100 unaccredited colleges, sending shock waves through the country's academic community as the government delivered on its promise of cleaning up the higher education sector. The major operation to take illegal colleges out of business started on Tuesday, as M
Read MoreIn the past few days,there has been controversy surrounding the gazzettment of new education laws. This is due to the fact that various stake holders claim that they were not involved in discussions prior to their passing. This has led to heated arguments as teachers threaten to strike as a w
Read MoreThe Higher Education Loans Board invites applications for the 2014-2015 First Time Undergraduate Loan from Kenyans admitted into Government of Kenya-Sponsored or Self-Sponsored Programs in Public or Private Universities in Kenya and the East African Community that are recognized by the Commissi
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