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Kenyan school wins global education award in Dubai
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 08, 2025

The latest award came weeks after the group announced that its international campus had received recognition during World Teachers’ Day activities thi...

Education Ministry closes 10 ‘ghost’ schools as audit finds 6,000 under-enrolled institutions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2025

The 10 secondary schools that have been closed include Kiria Secondary in Nyandarua, Dr Machage Moheto in Migori, Ragia Forest High in Kiambu, Mugwand...

Government dismisses reports of boarding fee increase in public senior schools
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

The ministry’s clarification follows widespread reports indicating that senior boarding schools would begin charging a uniform annual fee of Sh53,554...

MPs outraged as Education CS reveals Sh1.1 billion paid to ghost students in public schools
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 05, 2025

The CS explained that no ministry officers had been interdicted because the verification exercise, which began on September 5, 2025, was still ongoing...

Tunza Mtoto Coalition demands full disclosure of ghost student audit findings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2025

Tunza Mtoto Coalition is demanding that within seven days, the Ministry publish the complete verification report on ghost students, disclose the names...

Capitation withheld from 29 schools pending verification, Education CS Ogamba tells MPs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 29, 2025

Education CS Julius Ogamba said the affected schools are newly established and are being assessed before funds can be disbursed.

Parents to pay for school property destroyed during student strikes, CS Ogamba warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 28, 2025

Ogamba noted that the government will not fund reconstructions, stressing that all costs must be borne by parents and school administrations to preven...

Capitation crisis forces early school closures nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

So far, the government has released Sh22.1 billion in capitation funds to public primary and secondary schools. However, some institutions remain unab...

Education CS Julius Ogamba summoned by MPs over delays in school capitation funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2025

The legislators expressed concern that, despite assurances from the Ministry of Education, schools are still struggling to access essential funds need...

New funding formula aims to guarantee timely release of school capitation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 12, 2025

MPs expressed concern that with only two weeks left before the end of the third term, many schools had not received government disbursements, severely...

MPs urge Education Ministry to recall students sent home over delayed capitation payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

MPs said the continued absence of candidates from school threatens their readiness for upcoming national exams.

Education Ministry warns schools forcing pupils to report before 8 am face disciplinary action
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

Ogamba admitted that some schools were breaching ministry rules by requiring pupils to report too early, reiterating that official learning hours are...

Parents of Litein Boys take school to court over unexplained damages fees
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 08, 2025

Through their legal representatives, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) claims that recurring unrest at Litein Boys’ High School has become a financ...

Schools warn national exams integrity at risk as delayed funds disrupt preparations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 06, 2025

School heads say the delays have crippled operations, leaving institutions unable to purchase essential materials and equipment needed for exam sessio...

TSC urged to review junior secondary teacher management amid curriculum concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 05, 2025

The union is pushing for the independence of the Junior Secondary wing or, alternatively, the transfer of JSS to existing secondary schools.

Government considering closing schools implicated in fraud, ghost student enrolment – CS Ogamba
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 04, 2025

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...

Government unveils reforms for Junior Secondary Schools amid staffing, infrastructure concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 01, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said the reforms are aimed at strengthening independence, addressing staffing shortages and refining t...

Education ministry tightens capitation rules after billion-shilling ghost schools scandal
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 29, 2025

Every school will undergo a rigorous validation exercise to confirm registration with the county education board and the posting of a substantive prin...

Capitation crisis: Schools face financial paralysis weeks before start of national exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 28, 2025

The uproar comes a day after Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, appearing before the Senate Committee on Education, requested one more week to...

Education stakeholders reject calls to separate JSS from primary schools
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 23, 2025

He warned that moving learners to separate institutions could expose them to greater risks, pointing to recent unrest in some secondary schools as an...

Audit uncovers 50,000 ghost learners in secondary schools as verification hits 50 per cent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 17, 2025

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok told the National Assembly’s Education Committee, chaired by Julius Meli, that the verification exerc...

Inside Ruto’s bag of goodies aimed at appeasing frustrated Kenyan teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

The meeting at State House, Nairobi, brought together more than 10,000 teachers, union leaders and school heads’ associations, who pressed the governm...

Junior schools crippled by shortage of 72,000 teachers, as poor pay drives graduates away, TSC warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

TSC has revealed that Junior Secondary Schools are operating at only 50 per cent of their required staffing levels, leaving millions of learners under...

Schools enter third week without capitation as 98 per cent submit enrolment data
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2025

The verification, which began last week, follows a special audit report by the Auditor General that revealed billions of shillings may have been lost...

3,000 schools get capitation funds as Ministry continues with verification exercise
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 05, 2025

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 Ministry cites verification process for delayed capitation funds as schools face financial strain
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok cited a special audit by the Auditor General, which flagged instances where funds were not reaching the int...

JSS teachers demand autonomy, call for delinking from primary schools
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 01, 2025

The teachers further raised concerns over promotion policies, which they say have left many of them sidelined.

KUPPET demands release of capitation funds amid cash crunch in schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

Milemba recalled that last term ended earlier than scheduled because of similar funding delays, insisting that the government must urgently act to avo...

Government suspends social, extracurricular activities in schools ahead of national exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the directive will affect prayer sessions, social events and other non-academic gatherings, whic...

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