Grade 8 students transitioning to Grade 9 also faced challenges, with some schools lacking classrooms to accommodate them.

Parents voiced concerns over the rising prices of textbooks, with many accusing vendors of taking advantage of the high demand to increase prices.

Also contributing to the crisis is the fact that many buses were already fully booked as learners prepared to resume school for the first term.

NTSA urged parents and guardians to utilise its free mobile app to verify the essential details of public service vehicles, drivers, and conductors be...

Ogamba reiterated that the 348 boarding schools which were closed last year due to safety standards would reopen only after meeting the necessary safe...

The measures, which have been effective since 2021, are intended to curb malpractices ahead of national examinations.

During a meeting held on Sunday, KUPPET's National Governing Council dismissed the proposed Sh1,000 pay increase by their employer, terming it as insu...

In the absence of a clear resolution, local schools in Kwale County are grappling with empty classrooms and anxious parents.

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has maintained that the planned teachers' strike will proceed as scheduled, beginning on M...

The adjustment has now coincided with planned week-long protests against the Finance Bill, raising fears that students may be caught in the unrest or...

Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang said the adjustments were due to the disruptions in the reopening dates for Term Two.

Communal clashes saw parents withdraw their children from Bisanadi Primary School, and teachers chased away, denying hundreds the right to education.

Some schools resumed operations on Monday, May 13, with learners allowed to return to classes.

A spot check found some schools still flooded and some displaced persons yet to move out of their temporary shelters.

According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Mwanaisha Chidzuga, some schools were particularly hard-hit by the torrential rains and floods. 

The government postponed the opening date to May 13, prompting an abrupt surge in demand for transport.

"I was here five years ago when tragedy struck after the building collapsed and killed students. I was able to mediate and we got a piece of land from...

Traffic police officers have been deployed to critical highways to monitor traffic violations such as speeding, overloading, and the use of unroadwort...

NTSA Road Safety Manager Samuel Musumba said they were collaborating with traffic police nationwide to keep students safe on their journeys back to sc...