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Back-to-school burden: Parents struggle under rising costs
Parents across Kenya are struggling with rising transport fares, fuel prices, and hidden school levies, raising concerns over access to education as schools reopen.
By Mike Kihaki
22h ago
Schools are facing renewed funding shortfalls ahead of the second term reopening, with capitation payments falling below required levels despite government disbursements.
By Lewis Nyaundi
1d ago
By Mike Kihaki
2d ago
By Kamau Muthoni
2d ago
By Josphat Thiong'o
2d ago
By Mike Kihaki
3d ago
Basic Education PS Julius Bitok says the government’s disbursement has decreased to Sh15,000 from Sh22,000 due to inadequate funding.
By Josphat Thiong'o
2d ago
Treasury releases Sh23.4 billion in capitation for second term, Basic Education PS Bitok says funds to hit schools’ accounts by Friday, ahead of Monday’s reopening.
By Mike Kihaki
3d ago
Teachers’ unions, including Kuppet, are threatening a strike over dissatisfaction with SHA benefits, despite unclear demands and prior negotiations with the Teachers Service Commission.
By Mercy Kahenda
4d ago
University students have been encouraged to embrace innovation in order to provide solutions to challenges the country is facing, including unemployment, food security and health.
By Anne Atieno
5d ago
A week ahead of schools reopening on April 27, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has issued an advisory to school administrators.
By Mike Kihaki
5d ago
Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) VC Prof John Ataya wants the government's decision to cut off scholarships to students in private varsities reversed.
By Phares Mutembei
5d ago
More than 150 young women from Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions are embracing a renewed sense of hope and opportunity after graduating from HER Lab.
By Mike Kihaki
6d ago
KUPPET leaders have warned of possible disruption to school reopening over unpaid examiners, delayed promotions, medical cover issues, and stalled CBA implementation.
By Kagundu Njiiru
6d ago
Public schools will receive capitation funds before learners resume for the second term, President William Ruto has said.
By Okumu Modachi
1w ago
Public university debt has ballooned from about Sh60 billion in 2022 to over Sh100 billion, exposing the scale of the crisis three years into Ruto’s administration.
By Lewis Nyaundi
1w ago
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