Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba Stories
On the contentious 2017-21 arrears, unions initially cited Sh7.94 billion, while the Salaries and Remuneration Commission placed the figure at Sh624 m...
Under the plan, Sh2.16 billion will be paid out in the 2025-26 financial year. This will be followed by two equal instalments of Sh2.80 billion in 202...
Results for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) will be released from December,...
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba explained that the change is designed to reduce pressure and unhealthy competition among young learners.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba told the National Assembly’s Education Committee that KNEC’s approved budget for the 2024/25 financial year...
Ogamba noted that the government will not fund reconstructions, stressing that all costs must be borne by parents and school administrations to preven...
The warning comes as KNEC raised an alarm over the rampant use of Telegram channels to leak examination papers during the ongoing tests.
UASU and KUSU maintain that no negotiations will take place unless the government first pays the full amount and signs a binding return-to-work formul...
The 39 petitioners argue that the arrangement diminishes their professional status, noting that most are permanently employed and trained to teach sec...
The Technical University of Kenya began its own protest after issuing interdiction letters to more than 40 academic staff participating in the strike....
In a statement on X, Kuria said that Raila Odinga, once a lecturer at the University of Nairobi (UoN) School of Engineering, had been a lifelong advoc...
Justice Joseph Sergon of the High Court, however, declined to grant temporary orders compelling the school to reopen.
The legislators expressed concern that, despite assurances from the Ministry of Education, schools are still struggling to access essential funds need...
The result marked Kenya’s third win of the qualifiers and lifted them to third place in Group F on 12 points, behind leaders Ivory Coast and Gambia.
Education PS Julius Bitok instructed all regional, county, and sub-county directors of education to communicate this directive to head teachers in bot...
Ogamba admitted that some schools were breaching ministry rules by requiring pupils to report too early, reiterating that official learning hours are...
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the restructuring will not lead to any job losses, assuring staff that essential services and oversight...
CS Julius Ogamba said that the ongoing audit of learners and institutions is now 75 per cent complete. Preliminary results show that around 50,000 stu...
Njengere added that registration for the exams had already been completed, with KCSE attracting 996,078 candidates, KPSEA 1,298,089, and the inaugural...
As the financial dispute remains unresolved, the strike has amplified existing challenges in public universities, including crumbling infrastructure a...
CS Ogamba stressed that institutions must no longer cover up acts of destruction and indiscipline.
Nominated Senator Catherine Mumma, who chaired the session, warned that both girls and boys are increasingly vulnerable to abuse in schools.
His statement follows a surge of unrest that has swept through several schools, forcing closures and causing property losses worth millions of shillin...
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the total number of teachers needed across basic education institutions is 137,500, despite large-scale...
Despite the suspension of the strike by the courts, UASU has vowed to continue industrial action until all its demands are met.
Ogamba said that while the government has hired 76,000 teachers in recent years and plans to recruit an additional 24,000 by December 2025, some regio...
Internal reports reveal that 719 schools provided incorrect bank details, risking misdirected or delayed funds, while around 900 schools submitted inc...
CS Ogamba said the Employment and Labour Relations Court had issued an order earlier on Thursday stopping the industrial action, pending a legally san...
UASU had issued a seven-day strike notice last week, accusing the government of failing to honour its commitments under the current CBA and demanding...
The quartet were recommended for national honours for their contributions to Kenyan football, particularly their standout performances at the recently...
