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There can scarcely be no two words in Kenya that cause more resentment than “school fees”. It is now more than ten years since charges for state primary schools in east Africa's biggest economy were abolished by law. Yet it is an open secret that education is not truly free. In
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreThe World of Private Universities : the Experience of Kenya
The last three decades. Although the university degree is no longer the guaranteed ticket to formal employment, possession of it continues to be a major boost to the recipients social mobility prospects. The political elite, although threatened by the rising unemployment of university
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreEducation and Gender Equality
For far too long, the right to education has been denied to many girls across the world. In Eastern and Southern Africa, poverty, poor access to school, lack of sanitary facilities and social norms such as child and early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting, have all been preventing
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreHigh Cost Education widens gap between rich and poor
Each and every start of year is always a nightmare for parents with school-going children. You may ask why,here is the reason; The high cost of education which changes every now and then as months and years go by. Only so few parents across the country can comfortably afford the high sc
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreTribute to the Late Grace Ogot
Mrs Ogot, who was Kenya’s first woman assistant minister, breathed her last at the Nairobi Hospital Wednesday morning. She was elected MP for Gem in 1985 after a two-year stint as nominated Kanu MP to succeed the late Horace Ongili Owiti who had been assassinated, becoming the second elected w
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MorePros and Cons of Home Schooling
Pros and Cons of Homeschooling Homeschooling has its benefits and setbacks to those who decide to undertake it. Here are some of the Advantages of homeschooling for a child. You can control what your children learn and when they learn it. You can how your chil
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreProviding Educational Alternatives
Throughout Africa the public school systems struggle to meet the demands of its school-aged population. Home schooling also known as Elimu Nyumbani provides the perfect opportunity for those student to get the education they need to become productive citizens and benefit their community. The
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreAfrica Literacy Facts
For everyone everywhere, literacy is...a basic human right. This are the infamous words spoken by the former UN Secretary-General to emphasize the importance of education world over especially here in Africa where; More than 1 in 3 adults cannot read,176 million adults are unable to r
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreAfrica’s Education Crisis: In School But Not Learning
It’s unfathomable that of Africa's nearly 128 million school-aged children, 17 million will never attend school. Perhaps even more shocking is the fact that another 37 million African children will learn so little while in they are in school that they will not be much be
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreTop 10 Toughest Jobs in Kenya
In the recent times,our nation has been engulfed by immense grief resulting from the loss of police officers to bandits in various places in our country. What has followed is an endless blame game that is not only unnecessary but shocking to the public. My concern is the fact that some of
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