Details of The Proposed Education System Begin To Emerge

Education officials together with some learners. The education system in Kenya is set for a major shakeup. A proposal for a new education curriculum that will replace the current one was last week presented by Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) at an event that took place at the Safari...

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Government Changes ICT Trainer For Teachers

Teachers taking ICT lessons. Public primary school teachers have a new ICT trainer. It turns out that the government has put ICT training programs for the teachers in the hands of Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Previously, it was the Ministry of Education that was running the ICT training program...

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On Caning Pupils, Matiangi Takes A Firm Stand And Fuels A Dispute

Education CS Fred Matiangi. It turns out that the government has no plans of restoring corporal punishment in schools. Those teachers who may have resumed caning in their schools as part of the efforts of instilling discipline in learners may just have to stop it immediately or face punishment...

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Young Schoolboy Bends DP Ruto’s Ear

DP William Ruto and a young schoolboy  in Mowlem, Dandora on June 17. As Deputy President William Ruto toured Dandora, Mowlem and Umoja 3 on June 17 to inspect development projects, he met a young and interesting friend whom he certainly couldn’t ignore. The DP, the second-most high ranking...

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Thawabu Hosts Day of the African Child Celebrations

The Day of the African Child procession to Thawabu in Kayole. Thawabu Primary School in Kayole was the venue of this year’s Day of African Child celebrations in Nairobi. Thousands thronged the school for the event that also drew various top officials in the government and NGOs.  Speakers...

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Teachers Can Now Get Laptops At Sh1,000 A Month

Mwalimu National Sacco CEO Robert Shibutse (second left) with officials of the sacco at the launch of Mwalimu Digital Initiative. A teacher-oriented Sacco has launched a program aimed at providing a low-cost path for teachers to own a laptop. Mwalimu National Sacco, billed as the largest Sacco...

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Government In The Process Of Reviewing P1 Course

A teacher at work.   Education SC, Fred Matiang’i, recently revealed that the government had embarked on a process of reviewing the curriculum for the P1 course. The comments by Matiang’i seem to suggest that the government might not discard the course as had been earlier indicated. Students...

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Court Hands Teacher 90 Years In Prison

John Gichia being led to prison. A primary school teacher has been jailed for 90 years for sexually assaulting 10 pupils at Muthiria Primary School on various dates between January and May 2015. The school is in Kiharu constituency of Muranga County. A court sitting in Murang’a found John Gichia,...

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Government May Restore School Ranking

Former Education CS, Jacob Kaimenyi. He led the ban on school ranking in national exams. Ranking of primary and secondary schools in national examinations (KCPE and KCSE) may return if a bill being worked out in parliament becomes law. Members of the national assembly are in the process of amending...

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Government Tightens Regulation of Alternative Schools

Education SC Fred Matiangi. In what could create a complex environment for informal schools to operate in, the government has moved to tighten regulation of the sector. The move follows recent agitations by leaders of teachers’ unions KNUT and KUPPET that informal schools, also known as alternative...

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