Education Stories
This decline contrasts with the past five years, when ransomware was one of the most serious threats to the education sector, with attacks occurring a...
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok told the National Assembly’s Education Committee, chaired by Julius Meli, that the verification exerc...
The meeting at State House, Nairobi, brought together more than 10,000 teachers, union leaders and school heads’ associations, who pressed the governm...
The President also defended his decision to host teachers at the State House, stressing that the event was not a political gathering but a forum to de...
The verification, which began last week, follows a special audit report by the Auditor General that revealed billions of shillings may have been lost...
As the first anniversary of the tragedy passes, families continue to demand transparency, accountability, and answers from both the government and the...
According to the ministry, schools that have completed verification have already received payments, while the rest are expected to be funded by next w...
The exercise, which will be undertaken in counties including Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, and Mandera, will focus on enrolment, retention, transition an...
Nearly 660,000 children remain out of school, according to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNWRA. In one UNRWA school corridor now transformed i...
HELB confirmed that first-time applicants now have until September 14 to apply. Continuing students, meanwhile, have until September 7, extended from...
The committee resolved to recommend to the National Assembly that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Inv...
The heaviest impact is expected in regions that are already vulnerable. West and Central Africa could see 1.9 million children lose access to school,...
Ogamba explained that last year, the government conducted a thorough analysis of the actual cost of each university programme and subsequently reduced...
Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok cited a special audit by the Auditor General, which flagged instances where funds were not reaching the int...
Milemba recalled that last term ended earlier than scheduled because of similar funding delays, insisting that the government must urgently act to avo...
The Universities Fund and HELB have already disbursed funds to 802,159 university and TVET students nationwide, with upkeep funds being sent directly...
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the directive will affect prayer sessions, social events and other non-academic gatherings, whic...
Secondary school candidates will sit the KCSE between November 3 and 21, 2025.
The petitioners claim the MP has discriminated against them by directing the National Governmrnt Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) resources to...
Statistics show enrolment at TTCs has risen from 10,000 students in 2021 to more than 27,000 currently following the reforms.
The intake targets KCSE holders from 2000 to 2024, who can apply for diploma, craft, and artisan certificate programmes with the following minimum gra...
The Elimu Bora Working Group called for President William Ruto to release the report and recommendations of the presidential working party on educatio...
This comes even as most students reported that they have not received Helb funds released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, leaving many strugg...
First-year students who reported to campuses on Monday, August 18, 2025, expressed confusion after many were unsure how much to pay following the gove...
They want junior schools to be recognised as a stand-alone tier, separate from both primary and senior schools.
Some students reported being asked to make upfront payments of up to Sh50,000 before admission, even as many await disbursement of loans from the High...
The initiative is being spearheaded by Lamu Deputy Governor, Dr Mbarak Bahjaj, as a personal commitment to improving grassroots education.
The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Sirisia MP John Waluke, proposes lifestyle audits for bursars and accountants in schools and...
The Somali Civil War, which began in 1991, provoked mass displacement, both internally and externally. More than 30 years later, the situation has imp...
Speaking in Homa Bay County on Thursday during the second day of the 9th Devolution Conference, Odinga argued that governors should have full responsi...
