Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Friday 20th January 2023 released the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results and noted a marked improvement from last year. Speaking at Mitihani House in Nairobi, Machogu noted that candidates who are not within close proximity to their respective examination centres can
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Ruto asks MPs to protect CDF for the sake of Education
President William Ruto has explained why he wants the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) protected and made a constitutional fund. President Ruto said his proposal to Parliament last week, asking the two houses to make the NG-CDF a constitutional institution is meant to secure development of education in the country. He said
Uhuru launches roll-out of coding curriculum in schools
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday presided over the countrywide roll-out of the coding curriculum in primary and secondary schools. Speaking during the occasion at State House, Nairobi, President Kenyatta commended the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development for approving and implementing coding as a critical skill within the new Competency Based Curriculum. “…today,
Uhuru taps Julius Jwan to replace Belio Kipsang as PS for Education
Dr Julius Jwan President Uhuru Kenyatta has elevated Vocational Training Principal Secretary Dr. Julius Jwan to replace long-serving Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang who has served for eight years since the Jubilee administration came into power. Kipsang has been moved to the State Department of Regional Development as the PS in
Back to School for KCPE and KCSE candidates
Primary and secondary school candidates are expected to return to school from October, following a new proposal to reopen learning institutions. The 1.9 million learners are expected to open for the second term, during which they will sit for their examinations in April. The KCPE candidates suggested date for assessment wil
Parents on the spot over rising teen pregnancies
The Kenya Christian Professional Forum has reignited the debate on teenage pregnancies and legislation of abortion , despite the two issues being before the senate under the Reproductive Health Bill. The forum draws its membership across denominations of Christians among them Catholic, Anglican and evangelicals and its members have insisted
Magoha: Schools could reopen earlier than January 2021
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha now says the government is deliberating over the reopening of schools earlier than the planned January 2021 date should the COVID-19 curve in the country flatten. Speaking in Migori County, where he toured various learning institutions to evaluate their state of preparedness for COVID-19 emergency,
Magoha says decision to open schools lies with Uhuru
Education cabinet secretary has announced that the decision to reopen more than 100,000 schools lies with president Uhuru. He was speaking at Siaya institute of technology accompanied by the Siaya County governor Cornell Rasanga to assess its preparedness for reopening. In his statements, Professor Magoha said that the biggest challenge to
Universities’ students council at loggerheads with MOE
The Universities' Presidents Council of Kenya has come out strongly on the Ministry of Education uncertainty concerning the re-opening dates for learning institutions. The council has accused the Ministry of Education of conducting closed door meetings, to determine the fate of students stuck at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic without offering
Teachers to start teaching in their estates and villages.
Students in a Library The Government is trying out a new learning model in a bid to rescue students holed up at their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has directed all teachers to submit details of their current locations and immediately first-track teaching the