Category: Education
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The Ministry of Education has announced a major financial boost for thousands of university students across the country after releasing Ksh 9.46 billion through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). HELB funds are expected to ease the burden of tuition and daily expenses for 309,178 students pursuing higher education in public and private universities. Education…
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The management of Friends Malava Boys High School are all smiles after Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi promised to complete the stalled two-storey dormitory at a cost of Ksh. 11 million. The Prime Cabinet Secretary made the pledge when he hosted a boda boda operators’ empowerment programme at the school grounds. The stalled project was…
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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has appointed Prof. Kennedy Otieno Awuor to be a board member of the National Biosafety Authority for a period of three years. The appointment is as per section 6(1)(f) of the Biosafety Act and is effective 15th August 2025. The section provides that the Board consist of two experts in…
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The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that school buses and school vans across the country will receive free motor vehicle inspection services this weekend as part of its national road safety campaign “Watoto Wafike Salama.” In a public notice released on Wednesday, NTSA said the free inspections will take place on Saturday,…
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School children scrambling for a matatu. NTSA has launched Operation Watoto Wafike Salama, a comprehensive safety initiative targeting school transport vehicles nationwide. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has launched Operation Watoto Wafike Salama, a comprehensive safety initiative targeting school transport vehicles nationwide. In a notice released Wednesday, August 20, NTSA outlined strict safety…
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A collage of KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori and ODM leader Raila odinga. KUPPET SG noted that the teaching profession has fought against education devolution for over five decades. The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has firmly rejected ODM leader Raila Odinga’s proposal to transfer the management of primary and secondary education from…
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A stock image of pupils arriving at school. The back-to-school season in Kenya is always a moment filled with mixed emotions. For children, it’s the excitement of new uniforms, new books, and reconnecting with friends. For families, it can be a season of financial juggling, balancing household expenses, school fees, and the long shopping lists…
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Caption for the landscape image: Teachers seeking to move to other schools can now apply online following the launch of an electronic Transfer Module by their employer. In a circular to Regional, County and Sub-County Directors, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Acting CEO Evaleen Mitei outlined the guidelines. Ms Mitei said the commission would facilitate transfers…
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Knut Secretary-General Collins Oyuu (centre), accompanied by the union’s National Executive Committee members and officials, addresses the press during the Eldoret West Knut Branch’s Annual General Meeting held at Bishop Delany Memorial Secondary School on August 15, 2025. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary-General Collins Oyuu has defended the newly signed 2025–2029 Collective…