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CS Kaimenyi told to disband parents’ Associations

Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has been asked to disband rival parents' associations for creating confusion in the sector. Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the association for secondary schools heads want an immediat

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Bumula girls closed after ‘demons’ in the compound

Since time in immemorial there have been claims of satanism in schools and the presence of demons. This has hence led to fear in both students,teachers and parents of the concerned schools and also other schools. This has been experienced in various counties in the country and various remedies have

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Laptops in 18 months

Since the Jubilee administration took over office,the school children of Kenya have been anxiously waiting for laptops that were promised during its campaign period back in 2013. This will come as a relief to children who have been waiting upto date for the promises to be a reality. The governm

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Eight varsity campuses in Nairobi face closure

Eight university satellite campuses in Nairobi County will be closed down within six months for failure to operate within the stipulated regulations, the Commission for University Education (CUE) has said.According to the CUE secretary Prof David Some, the satellite campuses have contravened the U

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Students to choose punishment

Things have indeed really changed,from when we were young and got caned to now when the new generation has the freedom to choose the type of punishment they want.This can be considered both good and bad considering the quarters you ask. Students will now be able to negotiate with teachers on th

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War on teen pregnancy in bearing Fruits

Between the year 2012 and 2013, 17 girls dropped out of Nyajanja Secondary School in Kochia, Homa Bay County. This alarmed Mr Samuel Odhiambo Okelo, the school’s principal, who had worked there for hardly two years. He realised the strategy used to discourage girls from teenage s

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No promotions for lazy teachers, TSC warns

Speaking on the sidelines of secondary school head teachers conference which was held in Mombasa, Nzomo said the increasingly poor grades in national examinations was worrying. Also of concern was the high number of exam irregularities. She said many studies blamed poor performance on lapses by teac

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Devolve education roles, say senators

A group of senators want some education functions to be devolved to enable governors expand schools. Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale said this would help promote equitable access of education. “Infrastructure development should be the preserve of the county governments. This would

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New pledge to scrap school fees

Time and time again Kenyans have urged the government to reduce or scrap the payment of schoolfees in both primary and secondary schools. The government,under president Kibaki provided free primary education  to all Kenyan children and this made the turn out in public schools quite massive he

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Global forum on education begins in Nairobi

Education players have converged in Nairobi for the Education Innovation Africa forum that seeks to address the future of the crucial sector. The forum’s main focus will be on developing innovative partnership models to improve education in Sub-Saharan Africa, with particular focus on E

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Government shuts down bogus colleges

Last week Kenya shut more than 100 unaccredited colleges, sending shock waves through the country's academic community as the government delivered on its promise of cleaning up the higher education sector. The major operation to take illegal colleges out of business started on Tuesday, as M

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Knut tells State to Release free education funds or face strike

A teachers’ union has issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to release funds for free primary education or face a nationwide strike. Kenya National Union of Teachers chairman Mudzo Nzili on Wednesday said most schools across the country had not received the cash, weeks after the

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Don’t sign up for new medical scheme, Kuppet tells teachers

Teachers have been warned against signing forms from the Teachers Service Commission for a proposed medical scheme. The scheme was procured irregularly to fleece teachers, said Mombasa County Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers Secretary Linnet Kamadi. “From tomorrow,

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School attenancet drops as cattle rustling thrives in Baringo County

Two years ago, Arabal Primary School had a ‘normal’ population of 290 pupils, this school at the heart of Baringo County boasted of being among the best in terms of pupil population.This was a clear indication that area residents had seen the need to embrace education for their chil

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Job satisfaction begins with the course you study after High School

After labouring to finish the course, I was posted as a secondary school teacher yet I had no passion for teaching - Not that I have anything against teaching, which is a noble profession that I admire for it is the foundation of all other careers, but I had no calling for it and was there

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Schools in Mandera may drop some subjects as they lack qualified teachers

Schools in Mandera County may have to drop several subjects due to lack of qualified teachers to handle them. This follows a boycott of work by some teachers due to insecurity in the north eastern region. Briefing journalists Wednesday in his office in Mandera Town, Mr Ismael Barrow, t

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UK exams to recognise teenage DJs

Ths in Kenya is unheard of and maybe will never be but in England Budding DJs will be able to use their turntable talents to impress examiners following an overhaul of the country's music curriculum. The booming popularity of electronic music has forced officials to recognise the m

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Study shows most pupils lack Standard Two skills

Less than seven out of 10 children aged 10-16 years in Kenya have mastered Standard Two literacy and numeracy skills, a study has revealed. The report states that many children across East African are not learning basic literacy and numeracy skills and notes that only two out of 10 pupils in th

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Colleges and Varsities to break degrees links

Colleges will no longer offer degrees in collaboration with universities, a regulator has said. The Commission for University Education said the two institutions have until next month to end the partnership. The move follows the coming into effect last year of new universities regulati

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Media schools challenged to produce professional journalist

Media schools have been urged to emphasise on work ethics and practices when training students. Speaking during the launch of school of creative arts, film and media studies and department of communication at Kenyatta University, Kenya Editor’s Guild Chairman Linus Kaikai said that comm

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