Schools in Kenya have been urged to instil leadership and governance skills in students. This is due to the fact that the children are the hope of the future generation and are indeed future leaders of the nation. If children or the young generation are not properly guided into handling leadership
Read MoreFor several years now,the government of Kenya has banned tution for school children during the April,August and December holidays siting no play time among other issues. Public primary schools are using tricks to ensure they hold holiday tuition despite a government ban. At the same ti
Read MoreThe August Holiday season is here and schools are closed. This is when schools and families plan trips to various destinations within and outside the country,to unwind and take a break from months of fatigue and routine living. The holiday comes with adventure and fun and at tim
Read MoreAn estimated 500,000 disabled children are being excluded from South Africa's education system, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a report. HRW says the government has discriminated against disabled children in its allocation of school places. Children are excluded from mai
Read MoreIn Kenya,there several organisation that offer sponsorship to the needy but bright student. The organizations ensures thier dreams of becoming better people in society is not relinquished. Such funds include the HELB loan which is a plan of the Kenyan Government which offers loans to both
Read MoreThings have indeed really changed,from when we were young and got caned to now when the new generation has the freedom to choose the type of punishment they want.This can be considered both good and bad considering the quarters you ask. Students will now be able to negotiate with teachers on th
Read MoreLess than seven out of 10 children aged 10-16 years in Kenya have mastered Standard Two literacy and numeracy skills, a study has revealed. The report states that many children across East African are not learning basic literacy and numeracy skills and notes that only two out of 10 pupils in th
Read MoreMany a times Education has been deemed as the necessity of necessities especially here in Africa. Without which one is labelled as doomed for for the rest of there lives. Kenyans have embraced the learning culture which encompasses going to school and most times crumming to pass exams as opposed
Read MoreSome teachers do not understand the curriculum they are required to teach, a study has revealed. This has been largly blamed on lack of support from the government and other training institutions. Global Monitoring Report — Education for All 2000-2015 Report - which was offi
Read MoreThe 1,089 teachers who have been camping at the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) demanding transfer from North Eastern over insecurity have called off their protests.This followed an agreement that Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) takes over talks with TSC regarding their demands. K
Read MoreLearning in schools in the remote areas of Garissa County remains paralysed after many of the non-local teachers failed to show up for the second term. This comes even as the Teachers Service Commission instituted disciplinary action against them. The Nation has established t
Read MoreThe Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) from Western and Nyanza have accused the Government of seeking to make education a preserve of the rich. The officials from Kisumu, Kakamega, Vihiga and Homa Bay branches alleged the move is p
Read MoreTeachers will have to wait longer before they can toast their court victory after the Teachers Service Commission on Wednesday said that it will appeal against the 50 to 60% salary increase awarded to its 288,060 workers on Tuesday. The higher pay was awarded by the Employment and Labo
Read MoreEvery time I pass by the suitcase vendors in Nairobi town, I am reminded of that time when I was shopping for a suitcase for my freshman year in college in Kenya. I was admitted to one of the public universities. My first choice had of course been The University of Nairobi or at the very w
Read MoreIn 1985 former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi, introduced the 8-4-4 System of education in Kenya. This system adopted 8 years of primary education, 4 years of secondary education and 4 years of university education. Since 1985, public education in Kenya curriculum has been based on an 8-4-4 s
Read MoreThe school follows the Kenyan primary school curriculum, which is similar in many ways to that in the UK.This is because Kenya was a British Colony before gaining her independence in 1963. Primary school in Kenya lasts for eight years, from the ages of six to fourteen years old, however as prog
Read MoreThe government was on Tuesday under pressure to rescind its ban on ranking of performance of schools and candidates in national examinations.This year there was a big difference compared to all other previous years in Kenya,those opposed to the ban argued it had stripped the release of national ex
Read MoreA number of Kenya’s universities are setting themselves apart, joining the very few higher education institutions, globally, to include human rights as a common core course for undergraduate students. The University of Nairobi (UoN) is a collegiate research university&nb
Read MoreThe realease of 2014 KCSE results came as joy and sorrow to several candidates and their families depending on the outcome.The joy was from those who performed exceptionally well while the sorrow was from those who failed in the national exams. All in all,the education CS had good words for b
Read MoreOver 4,000 candidates who hoped to join the teaching profession have had their hopes dashed as colleges concluded this year’s selection.Some 9,731 out of 13, 873 applicants will now join the 24 primary teacher training colleges. Those selected are expected to report to the respective
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