Junior Secondary Schools Stories
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said the reforms are aimed at strengthening independence, addressing staffing shortages and refining t...
Every school will undergo a rigorous validation exercise to confirm registration with the county education board and the posting of a substantive prin...
The uproar comes a day after Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, appearing before the Senate Committee on Education, requested one more week to...
He warned that moving learners to separate institutions could expose them to greater risks, pointing to recent unrest in some secondary schools as an...
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok told the National Assembly’s Education Committee, chaired by Julius Meli, that the verification exerc...
The meeting at State House, Nairobi, brought together more than 10,000 teachers, union leaders and school heads’ associations, who pressed the governm...
TSC has revealed that Junior Secondary Schools are operating at only 50 per cent of their required staffing levels, leaving millions of learners under...
The verification, which began last week, follows a special audit report by the Auditor General that revealed billions of shillings may have been lost...
According to the ministry, schools that have completed verification have already received payments, while the rest are expected to be funded by next w...
Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok cited a special audit by the Auditor General, which flagged instances where funds were not reaching the int...
The teachers further raised concerns over promotion policies, which they say have left many of them sidelined.
Milemba recalled that last term ended earlier than scheduled because of similar funding delays, insisting that the government must urgently act to avo...
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the directive will affect prayer sessions, social events and other non-academic gatherings, whic...
The term comes with strict government regulations, suspended co-curriculars and delayed funding that has left schools on edge.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu’s latest audit shows that Sh101 million worth of projects across 18 constituencies have yet to serve their intended com...
In a circular, the commission explained that the deployment is meant to ensure that teachers with the right qualifications and experience teach Junior...
The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Sirisia MP John Waluke, proposes lifestyle audits for bursars and accountants in schools and...
The initiative follows concerns raised by head teachers during the first forum held in Muranga County, where they highlighted delays in capitation pay...
As the epicentre of conflict and displacement, Mogadishu experiences profound disruptions to educational access.
The national event has been marred by reports of last-minute fundraisers, stranded learners and schools withdrawing from the festival due to a lack of...
The move follows revelations that Sh1.3 billion from the school infrastructure fund had been diverted to non-existent institutions in what MPs describ...
The audit, covering four financial years from 2020/21 to 2023/24, shows that fake schools and ghost learners consumed billions in government funds, ev...
The MPs said the challenge of underfunded schools is longstanding, and that no administration in the last seven years has fully disbursed the official...
The CS urged politicians and education stakeholders to engage constructively in public discourse surrounding education financing, warning that misinfo...
His assurance comes amid public concern following recent remarks by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, who told Parliament that the government can...
The shocking revelations were brought to light during a parliamentary committee session on Thursday, where Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba w...
CS Mbadi attributed the underfunding to Kenya’s debt burden and constrained budget.
The report showed that secondary schools missed out on Sh71 billion, junior secondary schools Sh31 billion, primary schools Sh14 billion, while learne...
The criticism follows explosive allegations against Peter Ayiro, a senior teacher and long-serving Christian Union patron at Alliance Girls High Schoo...
