Category: Education


  • No need for more KMTC campuses, existing 90 are enough, CS Duale says

    Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale with students of KMTC HQ/ Photo courtesy Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale has said that the existing 90 branches of the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) are sufficient for the country. Speaking on Wednesday at the KMTC headquarters in Nairobi during the flagging off of eight newly acquired…

  • Joy as West Pokot student wins national essay prize on child labour

    Ruth Ptiamor is congratulated by Chief Justice Martha Koome after being feted as the winner of a national essay writing competition. Ruth Chepkemoi Ptiamor, a student of St Elizabeth Girlsโ€™ Murpur in West Pokot County, has been feted for winning an award in an essay writing competition. The essay on the elimination of child labour…

  • Makueni MP sponsors 30 students to Wote technical for short courses

    WoteTTI principal Joshua Munywoki with Makueni constituency NGCDF chairman Daniel Kavoi at the institution./Lydia Ngoolo. Makueni Constituency Member of Parliament, MP Susan Kiamba has announced the sponsorship 30 students to pursue beauty and hairdressing in Wote Technical Training Institute. The sponsorship including fee and accommodation for 29 girls and one boy who will be doing…

  • Mumias East MP Peter Salasya celebrated as Shianda KMTC admits first students

    Kenyans have praised Mumias East MP Peter Salasya after Shianda KMTC admitted its first students. The good-looking KMTC, which he has been sharing its progress on his Facebook page, has been completed, attracting hundreds of students. Kenyans took to the comment section, with others sharing the post while comparing it to other legislators, โ€œHe is…

  • Nyanza Youth Development launches scholarship programme to boost skill among youth

    The Department of Youth Development in Nyanza has launched a scholarship initiative targeting young people who could not pursue higher education due to one reason or the other to gain skills for self-development. The scheme under the tutelage of Vitalis Ochieng Okoth with generous support from Dr. Raymond Omolo, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of…

  • Schools urged to participate in Athletics Kenya-Muranga County cross country contest

    Schools has been encouraged to participate in the just announced Athletics Kenya (AK) Murangโ€™a County annual Cross Country Championships, which will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Maragua Township Primary School. According to the organisers, the event is opened to schools, clubs, institutions, and individual athletes, offering a platform for both upcoming and…

  • MPs recommend more funding for JSS infrastructure to enhance learning

    The National Assembly Select Committee in Kinyanju road primary?pg The National Assembly Select Committee on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) has recommended an increase in budgetary allocations to enhance learning infrastructure in Junior Secondary Schools, (JSS) The Committee, chaired by Eldama Ravine MP Musa Sirma, made the recommendation during an inspection tour of…

  • Gidraph Kimatta: Face of Ksh43 Billion teachersโ€™ pension struggle rest at 84

    The late Gidraph Kimatta/Photo Courtesy Gidraph Kimatta, the secretary-general of the 1997 group of retirees, who was the unshakable pillar of hope for more than 52,000 retired teachers fighting for Ksh43 billion in pension and salary arrears, has died. His death last Wednesday has left the frail and rising teachers without their cost visible symbol…

  • Gift of water: NGO ends long thirst at Bometโ€™s Kapnyasimba School

    Hillary Muhalya highlights teachersโ€™ struggles with shylocks and mobile lenders, urging safer SACCO and bank loans. Perennial water shortages at Kapnyasimba Comprehensive School in Sotik, Bomet County, have come to an end following the completion of a borehole by a non-governmental organization. For years, both learners and teachers at the school have relied on polluted…

  • University staff strike despite governmentโ€™s Sh2.5 billion payout

    Learning in public universities has come to a standstill after university staff, led by the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) and the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA), commenced a nationwide strike despite the governmentโ€™s announcement that Sh2.5 billion had been released to implement…