A photo of the Acting Chief Executive Officer/Director General at the Universities Fund, Edwin Wanyonyi, PHOTO/Universities Fund The Higher Education Fund (HEF) has invited applications from students seeking first-time scholarships. In an announcement on September 6, HEF stated that students who have not yet applied for scholarships can now submit their applications. Additionally, students who…
Learnademy hosted the Nairobi Edition of its CBC/CBE Digital Teacher Retooling Programme, training over 50 educators on digital pedagogy, inclusivity, teacher wellness, and emergency preparedness in modern classrooms. As the Competency-Based Education (CBE) framework promises a paradigm shift in how learners learn and facilitators teach, glaring gaps remain in how teachers are trained to ensure…
Philanthropist Ndungโu Nyoro supports Dancan Njiri, once a Dโ student, to finally join Laikipia University for a Bachelor of Education (Arts). After nearly a decade of setbacks, Duncan Njiri, a once Dโ student in KCSE, has finally joined Laikipia University to pursue a Bachelor of Education (Arts). His story is full of questions and unimaginable…
Makueni and Mukaa officials met school leaders and mother Virginia Maweu, resolving to lift the suspension unconditionally A Form Four student at St. Albertina Kiongwani Girls High School in Makueni has been readmitted unconditionally after being suspended over a chewing gum incident that sparked public concern. According to the mother, the student had been sent…
Graduands during the 10th Ajira Institute graduation ceremony in Kisii. Photo Enock Okong’o Kisii County Government is committed to empowering the youth through training, equipping them with relevant skills to secure better job market opportunities. Speaking during the 10th graduation of trainees from Kisii Ajira Institute at Gusii Stadium, Governor Simba Arati encouraged the youth…
PS Basic Education Prof Julius Bitok extends deadline to September 12 for schools to submit verified enrollment data The Ministry of Education (MoE) has given all public schools until Friday, September 12, 2025, to submit updated learner enrollment data. This is part of a nationwide clean-up aimed at eliminating ghost schools and inflated figures that…
Education CS Julius Ogamba speaking yesterday in Homa Bay/photo courtesy The Education Cabinet Secretary, CS Julius Ogamba has decried the diminishing use of libraries by both students and adults and which is attributing to poor reading culture. While addressing the public in Homa Bay County, the CS said many students nowadays read to pass exams…
West Pokot County KUPPET Assistant Executive Secretary Mathew Merimuk/photo file The campaign for the various positions in the forthcoming elections of Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers(KUPPET) in various counties is going on as every aspirant is crisscrossing schools using all ways to sell their manifestos to teachers for them to be elected. In West…
KNEC CEO David Njengere when he appeared before the National Assembly’s Education Committee to answer questions on integrity of 2023 KCPE./photo file The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has dismissed widespread rumors of a leak of the incoming Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) exams. In an official statement posted on its X (formerly Twitter)…
Zamara Group CEO Sundeep Raichura and ALN Kenya Senior Partner Karim Anjarwalla address the media in Diani, Kwale County, on Thursday, August 4, 2025. Photo Mwajabe Omar Education experts and business leaders are calling for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be integrated into school curricula from kindergarten through university to prepare young people for a technology-driven…