Belio Kipsang Stories

MPs urge Education Ministry to reverse closure of 348 boarding schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 05, 2024

National Assembly Majority Whip Silvanus Osoro said the directive was a panic reaction following the tragic fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Sept...

Education Ministry bans unauthorised student transfers in secondary schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2024

PS Kipsang directed that no schools declare vacancies or conduct transfer interviews without explicit Ministry approval.

2025 school calendar breakdown: Key dates for half-term breaks, national exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 28, 2024

Learners will resume classes for the first term on January 6, with studies running for 13 weeks until April 4.

School feeding programme suffers Sh2.3 billion budget cut
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 11, 2024

Education PS Belio Kipsang' told a parliamentary committee that the programme consistently received extra funding, the exception being the 2024–2025 f...

National 2024 school census launched to assess education status
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 23, 2024

The 2024 school census will encompass all types of learning establishments, including pre-primary, primary, junior, and secondary schools, as well as...

Release students early, parents told as schools reopen amid heavy rain
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 28, 2024

All schools will reopen as scheduled despite the ongoing heavy rains and floods that have affected critical infrastructure.

Police to be barred from national examination rooms to boost student performance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 25, 2024

According to Kipsang, police officers will only be allowed to escort teachers supervising exams in schools this year. 

Education ministry rejects proposal to move Grade 9 to secondary school
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 04, 2024

Grade 9 students will remain in primary schools come January 2026 and there will be no changes to the CBC, says Education PS Belio Kipsang.

Public secondary schools to receive capitation funds from next week - state
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 18, 2024

The government has allocated Sh65 billion for free secondary education capitation, with 25 per cent of this amount set to be released immediately.

Ministry urges boost in funding for marginalised boarding schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 15, 2024

The government established the low-cost boarding primary schools (LCBPs) in the ASAL regions and pledged to provide boarding facilities, food items an...

High Court suspends order for school fees payment via eCitizen
Yunis Dekow  |  Feb 07, 2024

The interim conservatory order suspended a circular that Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang on January 31, 2024, ordering all fee payments to...

School fees payment via eCitizen will curb graft, Sossion says
Bashir Mohammed  |  Feb 05, 2024

Sossion noted that the eCitizen is configured to promote transparency and eliminate all forms of corruption, allowing the government to track and acco...

State directs national school parents to pay fees via e-citizen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 03, 2024

School heads have been ordered to provide all their institutions' bank account details by February 6, 2024.

State to take action against schools charging illegal fees
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2024

He called on education stakeholders across the country to bring such cases to his attention.

Junior schools to get Sh69,000 each as ministry releases additional funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 27, 2024

In a circular released on Friday, each learner has been allocated Sh3,291.34 and each school will receive Sh69,596.

Evaluation of El Nino impact to guide intervention plans ahead of schools' reopening
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 06, 2023

The directive by the Ministry of Education seeks to gauge the effect of the extreme weather on learning institutions ahead of the January 8, 2024 reop...

KCPE exam results set to be released at the end of this month
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Nov 10, 2023

The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results are scheduled for release at the end of this month, a strategic move aimed at fa...

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