Ministry of Education Stories

Education ministry launches county forums to address capitation issues, stalled promotions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The initiative follows concerns raised by head teachers during the first forum held in Muranga County, where they highlighted delays in capitation pay...

KUCCPS opens applications for diploma upgrade in teacher training
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2025

Applicants are required to log into the KUCCPS portal and select a public TTC of their choice to begin the application. The intake is scheduled for Au...

Gatoto Primary alumni demand return of school to community after court win
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 02, 2025

Demonstrators who gathered on Friday, led by several alumni, including Vivian Amoit, demanded that the Gatoto Community Primary School be returned to...

MoE reshuffles county education directors in latest shake-up
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 01, 2025

According to ministry sources, the moves are part of ongoing efforts to boost efficiency, address regional performance disparities, and strengthen edu...

Government slashes university fees to ease financial burden
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

Universities have been instructed to update their admissions and finance portals to reflect the changes before the beginning of the next academic year...

KNEC diverts rent savings to revive Mitihani House project whose construction started in 1986
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

The audit for the year ending June 2024 indicates that the Council used these internally generated funds to complete parts of Towers A and B, which ar...

Senators demand answers over billions paid to ghost schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 24, 2025

The report showed that secondary schools missed out on Sh71 billion, junior secondary schools Sh31 billion, primary schools Sh14 billion, while learne...

EduAfya audit uncovers 'ghost students', Sh2.3 billion overpayment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

EduAfya programme was launched in 2018 under the National Education Sector Strategic Plan, with the aim of increasing access and equity in secondary e...

Universities Fund faces Sh9.6 billion deficit as pending bills soar to Sh72.2 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

Appearing before the committee during an oversight visit to the agency’s headquarters in Nairobi, UF acting CEO Edwin Wanyonyi revealed that the agenc...

Government allocates Sh980 million to retrain teachers for 2026 CBC senior school rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the government remains committed to ensuring a smooth transition of the current Grade 9 learners to sen...

Public universities directed to train teachers ahead of Grade 10 rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 19, 2025

Approximately 1.2 million learners are expected to transition from junior to senior school at the start of 2026.

2.6 million children at risk as school feeding budget slashed by Sh2 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

But with reduced funding, schools in 26 counties may struggle to sustain the initiative, leaving thousands of learners vulnerable to dropping out.

MPs demand special audit of NEMIS citing suspected student data manipulation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 11, 2025

The legislators have since directed the Office of the Auditor General to conduct a special audit of the system, which is used to manage learner enrolm...

Treasury orders Education ministry to cut Sh11 billion exam costs, end overseas printing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 10, 2025

Mbadi’s comments follow public uproar over reports that the government planned to end the national exam fee waiver, which has been in place since 2015...

Government unveils CBE to replace CBC, promising skills-focused learning and 100pc transition
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 01, 2025

Education PS Julius Bitok hailed CBE as “the best education system in the world,” emphasising its focus on nurturing individual talents and abilities...

MPs demand rescue plan for struggling HELB, Jomo Kenyatta Foundation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2025

HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari told the committee that the board is grappling with a sharp rise in loan defaults, which is undermining the sustainability of...

CBC system: Uncertainty looms for Grade 9 learners amid school choice delays
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2025

The delay has raised concern among parents and education stakeholders, who say the lack of communication and clarity risks compromising the learners’...

Parents to start paying exam fees from next year as government ends decade-long waiver
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 25, 2025

Mbadi said starting next year, the Ministry of Education will introduce a differentiated model for charging examination fees, where only learners from...

Education Ministry nullifies UoN leadership shake-up over legal breaches, reinstates VC Hutchinson
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

On Thursday, the University of Nairobi Council announced Prof Bitange Ndemo as the next vice chancellor to succeed Prof Hutchinson after his diplomati...

Bitange Ndemo appointed University of Nairobi's vice chancellor
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 08, 2025

Prof Anangwe emphasised that the appointment aligns with the Universities Act 2012 and is intended to bring stability to an institution that has been...

National schools to offer all three CBC career pathways starting 2026
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 24, 2025

The CS also announced that the current categorisation of schools into national, extra-county, county, or sub-county will be abolished starting next ye...

Government to include AI tools like Chatgpt in school curriculum
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 17, 2025

Speaking while responding to questions from Senators, Kabogo said the government had already partnered with the European Union (EU) to develop a compr...

TUK declared insolvent as Parliament orders forensic audit into Sh12bn debt
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 16, 2025

The MPs sitting on the committee, chaired by Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka, ordered an immediate forensic audit of the university’s finances dating back to...

Ministry of Education to review regulations after Butere Girls' play incident
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 10, 2025

He further stated that the Ministry had decided to review the rules and regulations governing the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival to ensure str...

Ogamba explains Butere Girls drama festival dispute, warns principals against involving non-teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 10, 2025

According to Ogamba, Malala was barred from training Butere Girls for the play since the rules of the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival (KNDFF) d...

Nationwide training for 7,000 principals begins ahead of Grade 10 rollout in 2026
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 10, 2025

Senior school under the competency-based curriculum is set to be rolled out in January 2026, marking a critical phase in the ongoing education reforms...

Education Ministry orders schools to release withheld KCSE certificates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 09, 2025

PS Bitok reminded schools that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Act, 2012, explicitly bars withholding examination certificates for any...

Garissa Teachers Training College staff decry unpaid salaries, threaten strike
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 25, 2025

The workers are now demanding an urgent meeting with the institution’s board members, Ministry of Education officials, and local leaders to resolve th...

Education ministry defends new University Funding Model despite legal uncertainty
Charles Adinda  |  Mar 21, 2025

PS Muganda reassured the Committee that the government was actively working to resolve the legal challenges surrounding the model.

Three PSs to lead Education ministry as Ruto creates new department
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 20, 2025

The establishment of the new state department comes just a day after President Ruto announced his intention to create a dedicated unit for research an...

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