Category: Education
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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…
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Caption for the landscape image: First-year students reporting to universities from today are being asked to pay up to Sh50,000 in fees to secure admission, even as the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) delays the release of funds to beneficiaries. At the University of Nairobi (UoN), where students are scheduled to report today, several incoming…
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After working so hard to qualify for university admission, it is quite unfair for the students to find themselves in a quandary over funding. The country needs high-calibre manpower, which is possible through higher education. It is, therefore, quite disappointing that the students joining universities this year have been stunned by a new fee demand.…
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Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) Secretary-General Akelo Misori speaks to the media at the union’s headquarters in Nairobi on August 11, 2025. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has demanded the immediate promotion of at least 130,000 teachers who have stagnated in the same job groups for years. Speaking…