Category: Education
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Yvonne Cherop, a student at Getarwet Girls Secondary School in Litein who succumbed on September 10 after being diagnosed with kidney failure./ Photo courtesy A family in Momoniat village, Chepseon, Kericho County, is in distress after the body of their 15-year-old daughter was withheld at Siloam mortuary pending payment. Yvonne Cherop, a student at Getarwet…
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Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has filed a contempt case against Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, Treasury CS John Mbadi and Labour CS Alfred Mutua, demanding for their jailing over failure to implement Ksh 2.73 Billion salary award directed by the court. Through lawyer Titus Koceyo, the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has filed a…
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The vetting exercise for Boards of Management (BoMs) in public basic education institutions in West Pokot Sub-county will take place from October 1-6, 2025. According to the schedule, Sook Zone will be vetted on Wednesday, October 1 at Sook Boys’ Secondary School; Riwo, Kanyarkwat, and Turkwel cluster zones on Thursday, October 2 at Nasokol Primary…
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KUPPET Isiolo Executive Secretary Moses Kimwere during a past event./ Photo file Learners in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) are bearing the brunt of confusion in school leadership and staffing, teachers in Isiolo County have warned. During a forum organised by the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the educators said placing JSS under…
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KUPPET Busia Executive Secretary Moffats Okisai/ Photo File The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Busia has rejected a move that requires secondary school Principals and primary school head teachers to have Masters and Bachelor degrees terming the requirement as unacceptable. KUPPET Busia Executive Secretary Moffats Okisai has stated that the Teachers Service…
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During a recent visit to Njoro Technical and Training Institute, MPs reviewed unresolved audit queries highlighted by the Auditor General, pointing to non-compliance with key operational requirements for higher learning institutions. Several newly formed Technical Training Institutes and Colleges are struggling to operate independently from their parent institutions, raising concerns over governance and management gaps.…
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The Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) offices in Nairobi. (Photo: Handout) Senators have demanded the reopening of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) application portal, which closed on September 14, arguing that the move has unfairly locked out many eligible students. Embu Senator Alexander Mundigi termed the premature closure of the portal as ill-timed, saying…
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The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) is playing a key role in Somalia’s development through initiatives including a Turkish language classroom at an orphanage, a newly established laboratory at Mogadishu University and support for a center for children with special needs. Ilyas Abdulkadir Mohamed, a teacher at the Sehit Omer Halisdemir classroom established…
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Education CS Julius Ogamba Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has acknowledged that Kilifi County and other remote regions in Kenya continue to face severe teacher shortages, with many government teaching positions remaining unfilled due to challenging living conditions and security concerns. Speaking on a local TV on Tuesday, Ogamba explained that many teachers are reluctant…
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The knowledge industry is the foundation of modern society. Without it, life would be poor, nasty, brutish, short, and savage to paraphrase Thomas Hobbes, one of the philosophers who spent considerable time grappling with the question of how humanity can harness the power of knowledge to improve the quality of life for all. The industry…