CS Ezekiel Machogu Stories
According to CS Machogu, the new directive classifies schools as independent audit units accountable to Parliament.
Machogu stated that the decision was made by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms.
The ministry also plans to employ an additional 111,870 teachers to address the teacher shortage crisis.
The lawmakers have urged the county chiefs to implement the tutor's scheme of service and provide additional budgets in what could be a windfall for t...
Schools were to reopen for the second term on April 29 but the government put it off in the wake of heavy rainfall and devastating floods which have s...
Machogu assured parents that transportation routes to schools are secure and learning materials lost to floods will be replaced.
CS Ezekiel Machogu directed parents to ensure that their children safely report to school on time.
At least 1,967 schools are reported to have been affected by the floods as reported by the Ministry of Interior on May 2, 2024.
According to Machogu, public schools constitute only 31 per cent of the schools in Nairobi, with the other 69 per cent being private institutions.
The President announced the government has already disbursed Sh7.5 billion to schools countrywide.
"We want every eligible student to join Grade 7 in their familiar primary schools," Education CS Ezekiel Machogu declared.
Despite missing the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams last year, approximately 2,000 students will still have the opportunity to joi...
The SMS code for the 2023 KCPE results failed to work resulting in uproar from learners and parents.
The CS briefed President William Ruto at the Eldoret State Lodge this morning before releasing the much-anticipated results.
Candidates who scored E grade were 48,174.
Machogu said the National Treasury has already released Sh31.34 billion to support learners enrolled in the sub-sector.
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) CEO David Njengere said the exercise will run from January 29 to March 29, 2024.
Ruto ordered an investigation of some 3,000 candidates who registered for the exam but failed to sit for the papers.
The CS said the compilation, verification and validation of scores are ongoing.
Form One students will report to their new institutions on January 15, 2024.
