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Chilling details of sodomy, torture at Maseno School
Sixty-five per cent of students give harrowing accounts, saying they were aware of the vice soon after they joined Form One
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
Chilling details of sodomy, torture at Maseno School
Inside Kenya’s pesa ya wazee drive
The amount of money spent on keeping the most needy senior citizens healthy rose five times over the past four years, signalling the government’s determination to improve the life expectancy of older people.
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
Inside Kenya’s pesa ya wazee drive
End of road for quack lecturers as cleanup of universities begins
New regime Education CS Matiang’i summons council chairpersons and vice-chancellors for a meeting to map out how to improve quality of learning
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
End of road for quack lecturers as cleanup of universities begins
Universities face closure over fake degrees in fresh purge
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
Universities face closure over fake degrees in fresh purge
Jubilee's multi-billion shilling war chest for Kisii, Nyamira
Jubilee is preparing a major political assault on the densely populated Gusii swing-vote region to shore up its support ahead of the August General Election.
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
Jubilee's multi-billion shilling war chest for Kisii, Nyamira
Students say counselling programmes a big joke
A new study has poked holes into the guidance and counselling programme in secondary schools, blaming it for the massive substance abuse among youngsters.
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
Students say counselling programmes a big joke
Horror of drug abuse in schools and homes
Students as young as 13 are smuggling alcohol and other drugs into school and home compounds in a national shame that has been captured in a new countrywide government survey.
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
Horror of drug abuse in schools and homes
Matiang’i plans to scrap national exams in radical curricular shift
A new school system which abolishes the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations will be tabled for approval on January 30.
By Richard Mutembei 8 years ago
Matiang’i plans to scrap national exams in radical curricular shift
Kabarak University awarded for research and technology
Education
By Irene Githinji
50 mins ago
Revamped Meru animal feed plant cuts farmers' costs
Smart Harvest
By Phares Mutembei
50 mins ago
Kenya's cross country squad tipped to roar in World Cross
Athletics
By Standard Sports
50 mins ago
Embracing renewal and lessons from life as we step into 2026
Opinion
By Henry Munene
50 mins ago
No relief for Mau settlers waiting for titles
Rift Valley
By Julius Chepkwony
50 mins ago