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Explainer: How KJSEA 2025 results determine senior school pathways
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

Kenya has released the 2025 KJSEA results under a new eight-level grading scale. Here is how scores are reported, what the points mean and how they gu...

Over 150,000 students fail to progress to Grade 9 under CBC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

New KNEC data show more than 150,000 CBC learners in Kenya failed to reach Grade 9, with boys dropping out in higher numbers and similar attrition see...

Ruto raises research funding to 2 per cent of GDP in bid to expand digital economy
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Dec 12, 2025

President Ruto framed the initiative as part of Kenya’s broader economic freedom agenda, stressing that investments in human capital and digital skill...

Government sets 14-day deadline to end student bursary delays nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The 12th National and County Governments Coordinating Summit has given IGRTC 14 days to finalise county bursary agreements and ordered faster CAIP fun...

Global skills crisis deepens as demand for technical workers outpaces graduates
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 10, 2025

A new IEA report shows global demand for applied technical workers is rising nearly twice as fast as graduate supply, straining energy firms and expos...

How Grade 10 learners will be placed in senior schools using eight-point assessment system
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 09, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba assured the public last week that his ministry will ensure the timely release of the KJSEA results to give f...

Labour Ministry warns KUPPET over ‘illegal’ election plans using suspended amendments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

The warning follows multiple complaints from teachers, who argue that the proposed election framework favours incumbents and violates the court’s stay...

How to check school your child has been placed in before release of KJSEA results
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2025

The 2025 KJSEA saw 1,130,669 grade nine students sit for the exams, marking a key milestone in the transition to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC)...

KNEC warns parents over social media scams to alter KCSE, KJSEA scores
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

KNEC has warned parents, teachers and candidates about social media scams claiming to alter KCSE and KJSEA results, stressing anonymised marking and u...

Zambia set to guarantee free education for all children through landmark legislation
XINHUA  |  Dec 03, 2025

Minister of Education Douglas Syakalima said the ministry has proposed amendments to the existing education law to secure free education from early ch...

Distance learning transforms lives while presenting unique challenges
The Conversation  |  Dec 04, 2025

With the right investments and policies, distance education can move closer to fulfilling its full promise: to provide equitable, life-changing access...

Zambia moves to introduce law to guarantee free education
XINHUA  |  Dec 03, 2025

Zambia’s education ministry plans legal changes to guarantee free schooling from early childhood to secondary level, aiming to make the 2022 policy pe...

Why mastering Generative AI is the fastest way to boost your career and salary
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 03, 2025

World Bank data shows Generative AI skills now attract wage premiums of up to 36 per cent worldwide, as vacancies surge across ICT and white-collar ro...

Home Science hit hard as teachers exit for lucrative private ventures -  TSC director
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Kenya faces a 137,500 teacher shortfall, with key subjects like Home Science, Social Studies and Creative Arts hit hardest, as thousands of trained te...

1.13 million Kenyan children out of school amid deepening inequalities – report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

An Oxfam report shows 1.13 million Kenyan children are out of school, linking dropouts to deepening inequality, underfunded public schools, teacher sh...

Government commits Sh27 billion to upgrade TVET institutions nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Kenya has allocated Sh27 billion to upgrade TVET institutions and Sh2 billion for fast-tracked funding, targeting two million trainees by 2027 and exp...

Renowned Kiswahili scholar Ruo Kimani-Ruo dies, leaving language fraternity in mourning
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 01, 2025

Renowned Kiswahili scholar and author Ruo Kimani-Ruo has died in Kenya after an illness, his family confirmed, leaving the Kiswahili language fraterni...

TSC confirms shift to SHA cover for teachers from December 1
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

Teachers will start using the new Social Health Authority cover from December 1, 2025, with TSC and SHA assuring uninterrupted treatment and wider acc...

How one teen mom defied stigma, rebuilt her future and became a role model for others
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 25, 2025

From shame and whispers in her village to empowerment and professional success, Rawder Kidula’s journey shows how parental support and resilience can...

2025 KCSE concludes smoothly as government reports sharp decline in exam cheating cases
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 21, 2025

Ogamba applauded the commitment of centre managers, supervisors and invigilators who ensured seamless administration across the country.

Tension mounts as school heads, teachers’ union reject new TSC leadership structure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 18, 2025

They argue that placing junior school teachers, many of whom are recent college graduates, in high-ranking roles undermines the experience and authori...

Over 44,000 schools cleared for capitation as audit uncovers 87,000 ghost learners
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2025

So far, authorities have identified 87,000 ghost learners amid concerns of nearly Sh1 billion in capitation funds misappropriated. A total of 10 schoo...

Government urged to fast-track transition of basic education institutions to comprehensive schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 16, 2025

More than 23,000 public primary school heads and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) argue that the transition will ease administration and al...

78 people arrested over exam malpractice as KCSE enters final stretch
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 16, 2025

The CS also revealed seven cases of impersonation, mainly involving adult candidates, warning that those responsible would face criminal prosecution,...

TSC calls on teachers to embrace professional development for CBE curriculum
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 14, 2025

The TSC chairperson said CBE is about upgrading competencies in curriculum design, assessment for learning, classroom management, digital literacy, in...

Teachers warn CBE curriculum risks undermining religious education, spiritual growth
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 13, 2025

They cautioned that this oversight could weaken the moral and ethical foundation traditionally fostered through subjects such as Islamic Religious Edu...

How AI is reshaping education across Africa
DW News  |  Nov 13, 2025

American social entrepreneur Patricia Wilkins is among those investing in artificial intelligence (AI) education for underprivileged youth in Ghana. H...

Sudan’s war-tested university: How Mashreq kept students learning amid conflict
The Conversation  |  Nov 12, 2025

Amid bombing, looting, and displacement, Mashreq University turned technology and innovation into a lifeline for thousands of students.

HELB loan defaults hit Sh42 billion as number of defaulters surges by 40 per cent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

Elite professionals, including lawyers, doctors, engineers and accountants, top the list of those who have not honoured their repayment obligations.

Kenyan school wins global education award in Dubai
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 08, 2025

The latest award came weeks after the group announced that its international campus had received recognition during World Teachers’ Day activities thi...

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