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No early midterm over Finance Bill protest concerns, Education ministry says
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2024

The ministry reiterated its May 24, 2024, memo, which instructed all county directors of education to communicate that the mid-term break would be on...

Machogu announces June disbursement of second term capitation for schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 07, 2024

The money is distributed to schools in three quarters each year, with the first term receiving 50 per cent the second term 30 per cent, and the third...

Teachers issue strike notice over delayed school capitation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 21, 2024

KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori said the government has seven days to release the funds estimated to be a total of Sh54 billion, failure to whic...

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...

Kenya's education system in crisis, lobby says, demands action
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 11, 2024

Elimu Bora Working Group highlights issues including an insufficient budget, lack of integrity in the national exams and problems in the recruitment o...

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...

Parents relieved as Junior School uniform remains unchanged
Patel Okumu  |  Jan 12, 2024

In Eastleigh, Nairobi, a collective sigh of relief rippled through homes as news of the Education Ministry's directive for Junior Secondary School (JS...

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