Thousands of pupils skip class as drought deepens education crisis
Hunger is driving thousands of school-going children out of classrooms across Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), threatening to reverse gains in enrolment.
By Mike Kihaki
3h ago
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has lifted orders that had stopped the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) from recruiting tutors in four counties.
By Lewis Nyaundi
3h ago
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6h ago
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8h ago
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By Stanley Ongwae
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Masinde Muliro University and NHC have signed a partnership to construct a modern hall complex for Sh90 million to curb the accommodation crisis amid the rising student population.
By Benard Lusigi
1d ago
A row is brewing in Nyamira over Sh2.7 billion fund by the Kuwait Government to rehabilitate 72 schools in the county.
By Stanley Ongwae
1d ago
KNEC is staring at one of the heaviest operational seasons in its history as it prepares to administer four major national assessments involving nearly four million learners across the country.
By Mike Kihaki
2d ago
For more than three decades, Gatoto Community Primary School has been a beacon of hope for children from Nairobi’s informal settlement of Mukuru kwa Reuben.
By Juliet Omelo
3d ago
Some 26 public schools were shut but their closure was never reported to the Education Ministry with an audit unearthing 230 schools having 10 or fewer learners still in thefunding portal.
By Lewis Nyaundi
4d ago
The training, a combination of classroom theoretical instruction with structured, in-company practical training, is expected to equip trainees with relevant industry skills.
By Ronald Kipruto
5d ago
It has now emerged that at least 87,000 ghost learners were embedded in official education records, exposing deep systemic failures in enrollment data management.
By Lewis Nyaundi
5d ago
Meru University of Science and Technology has launched a German language programme that will also involve tertiary institutions from the surrounding region.
By Phares Mutembei
6d ago
It has now emerged that fees at public TVET Institutions have nearly doubled over the last year.
By Lewis Nyaundi
6d ago
The school suspended some 148 students under unclear circumstances, worsening an ongoing crisis sparked by an alleged low KCSE mean grade.
By Nikko Tanui
6d ago
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