Padding the Girl Initiative, an NGO targets to provide 1,500 girls in 12 primary schools in Nambale Constituency with free sanitary pads in a programme dubbed ‘Zero Early Pregnancies.’ Ms Maureen Odhiambo, The NGO’s Chairperson who eyes Busia Woman Rep’s seat in next year’s General Election blamed local elected leaders of ignoring the plight of young girls in … Read more
REPUBLIC OF KENYAMINISTRY OF EDUCATION Scholarship Online Application Form Scholarship Application (SCHOLARSHIP TITLE)) (NAME OF COUNTRY WHERE TENABLE) 1. Name in full ( Surname) (Other Names) 2. Present mailing address 3. Present contact – (a) Telephone ((i) Landline:) (ii) Mobile Phone No. (b) Permanent Address Email * 4. Age Date of Birth Sex 5. County … Read more
President Uhuru Kenyatta has today unveiled the Shs 2.2bn Empowering Novel Agribusiness-led Employment (ENABLE Kenya) program, a youth capacity building initiative aimed at creating employment, generating income and bridging succession gap in agribusiness. At the same event, the President unveiled the rebranded 4-K Clubs with a call to County Governments and stakeholders in the agriculture … Read more
The Ministry of Education has released a circular detailing the number of lessons to be taught for every subject. Via a circular titled ‘TIME ALLOCATION IN LESSONS FOR THE REVISED CURRICULUM’, the Ministry has revised the number of lessons per subject in secondary schools. Physical Education (PE) and Life Skills have been allocated time in … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor George Magoha, has banned a number of events within schools compounds. Magoha says schools have allowed a number of meetings to be carried out in their compounds, against the Ministry’s directives. “It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Education that various groups of people are targeting schools as … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has ordered all schools to re-introduce Physical Education (PE) lessons. The CS who was speaking during the launch of the inaugural Physical Education and Sports Policy at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development said strengthening of PE will promote the Government’s push for realization of national goals of education. “The … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Prof George Magoha, said the Ministry has not suspended the registration of newly established schools. Prof Magoha said contrary to assertions by some people, schools that meet the requisite requirements are being registered upon, thorough inspection by quality assurance officers and other relevant authorities. “Leaders should stop the tendency of establishing … Read more
Since 2018, the government embarked on a programme to ensure that henceforth all class 8 candidates transit to secondary school, KCPE results notwithstanding. The programme known as the 100 per cent transition to high schools has not been a walk in the park though due to many challenges facing it. Kisumu County Director of Education … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Prof. George Magoha has revealed that 572 CBC classrooms have been completed and ready for commissioning. Speaking after commissioning a completed CBC classroom at Aldina Visram Secondary School in Mombasa County, Magoha said out of 6,470 classrooms to be constructed in the first phase of the project, only 98 projects were pending. He … Read more
An early morning fire today gutted a dormitory at Al Maktoum Girls High School in Kajiado town. The fire which broke out at around 5am Wednesday, destroyed beddings and students’ personal belongings leaving 56 students without a place to sleep. Villagers rushed to the scene to help put out the fire but it had already … Read more
Twelve (12) students from Maiani Girls Secondary School in Mukaa Sub-county, Makueni County have been arrested for allegedly torching their dormitory on Thursday morning. The students were arrested after the dorm that houses 177 form two and three students was razed down in a suspected arson attack at 7.20am. The suspects were not in class … Read more
The Ministry of Education has asked schools to register candidates for this year’s National Science Competition. This is the second edition of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) mentor-ship Programme. InterswitchSPAK Kenya is in collaboration with UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in the context of its STEM Education programme with the Government of … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has instructed school principals not to allow students who have fees arrears back to school as they report from their mid-term break. Prof. Magoha said the Ministry is aware that majority of parents who are yet to clear school fees arrears for their children are indeed capable, but were … Read more
Schools With Low Enrollment To Be Closed Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha said schools that have a low enrollment of students will be closed in a bid to save government resources. Magoha noted that there are some schools with so few students, some as low as 12 across all the classes receiving government funding. … Read more
The Ministry of Education today launched the National Communications and Advocacy Strategy (NCAS) for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sub-sector to streamline communication in the vocational institutions. “It is our believe that the strategy will among other things create youth aspiration in TVET, change the narrative in contemporary society, create awareness on … Read more
