Each and every start of year is always a nightmare for parents with school-going children. You may ask why,here is the reason; The high cost of education which changes every now and then as months and years go by. Only so few parents across the country can comfortably afford the high sc
Read MoreThere has been a rising concern about security in Kenya, and particularly in colleges and universities in Kenya. A recent operation by the Al Shabaab militants in Kenya targeted the Garissa University College and saw 147 Kenyans lose their lives, most of whom were students from the institution.
Read MoreSo how important is technology in education? This a question that many have asked over and over and have arrived at different answers. In the past, learning and education simply meant face-to-face lessons with lectures, reading books or printed handouts, taking notes and completing assignments gene
Read MoreAbout 2.6 million children attending low-cost elementary schools in slums and rural areas could be shut out of school after the Education ministry released tough guidelines on the operation of the schools. The guidleines require that at least 50% of the teachers in the schools should ha
Read MoreMany times, parents are called into school to talk over their child’s ‘behaviour’. That they are disruptive, fidgety, restless, talk out of turn and so on. Such behavior was frowned upon especially when the teachers employs the stand ‘speak only when spoken to’. Howe
Read MoreWith parents looking to give the best education to their children, best education cover in Kenya has come to help a great deal. The cost of good quality education has become high and the option of getting education policies for the children is the best option. Good quality education has gr
Read MoreThe government has banned mock exams in schools in a bid to contain rising cases of student unrest. Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi on Thursday said schools would only be allowed to set and administer internal tests, saying mocks were exerting unnecessary pressure on learners.
Read MoreAfter labouring to finish the course, I was posted as a secondary school teacher yet I had no passion for teaching - Not that I have anything against teaching, which is a noble profession that I admire for it is the foundation of all other careers, but I had no calling for it and was there
Read MoreKaimosi Teachers Training College have been crowned the overall winners in the colleges’ category at the national drama festivals in Nakuru. It was song and dance for the trainee teachers as they lifted the trophy at Nakuru Town’s Melvin Jones Hall on Sunday night. Performa
Read MoreThe Kenya Accountants and Secretaries Examination Board (KASNEB) will begin to offer examinations in Procurement and Supply Chain Management next year following the signing of a three-year agreement with the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) in Nairobi last week. Under the d
Read MoreKenya will introduce Chinese language into its school curriculum system to boost Sino-Kenyan relation, an education official said on Monday. The man in charge of what children are learning in schools has defended the introduction of Chinese language into the Kenyan curriculum. Chief Execut
Read MoreThe Kenya Education Staff Institute (KESI) is positioning its programmes to tap into the growing regional demand for competent education managers. Some countries like Rwanda have recently embraced English as official medium of instructions in her schools while Southern Sudan, keen to revive i
Read MoreFor many, equality and justice are interchangeable concepts. Inequality has always been the eyesore of mankind. Modern constitutionalism cannot stomach it and anyone, any ruler, who attempts to place himself or herself above the law is immediately rebuked.Whether we like it or not, we have a very
Read MoreA teachers’ union has issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to release funds for free primary education or face a nationwide strike. Kenya National Union of Teachers chairman Mudzo Nzili on Wednesday said most schools across the country had not received the cash, weeks after the
Read MoreThe Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) on Sunday dismissed claims the country's budget could not cater for teachers' increased pay. Secretary-General Akelo Misori said the union's members were ready to confront the government if it failed to abide by the decis
Read MoreInformation, Communication and Technology Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has assured Kenyans that the laptop project for primary school learners will be realised by 2017. The CS said the government will launch the digital learning programme in April next year and subsequently have it
Read MoreSince the Jubilee administration took over office,the school children of Kenya have been anxiously waiting for laptops that were promised during its campaign period back in 2013. This will come as a relief to children who have been waiting upto date for the promises to be a reality. The governm
Read MoreMedia schools have been urged to emphasise on work ethics and practices when training students. Speaking during the launch of school of creative arts, film and media studies and department of communication at Kenyatta University, Kenya Editor’s Guild Chairman Linus Kaikai said that comm
Read MoreThe Government is now seeking to bring on board stakeholders who had criticised the manner in which it was rolling out the Standard One laptop project. The inter-ministerial secretariat formed to oversee the implementation of the project is now reaching out to other players in the education sector i
Read MoreA censure motion against Education CS Jacob Kaimenyi has flopped after Members of Parliament failed to gather the required numbers. A total of 141 MPs voted on the motion brought to the House by Matayos MP Geoffrey Odanga. 89 supported the CSs removal, 50 opposed it while two members abstained.
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