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Beating the job crisis: How TVETs are shaping Kenya's new entrepreneurs

Kenya’s national unemployment rate hovers between 5.4 per cent and 5.5 per cent, according to estimates from the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
By Stanley Ongwae 2026-08-26 00:00:00
Learners in schools with limited access to computers risk being left behind as the education system and job market shift towards digital skills, technology and artificial intelligence.
By Mercy Kahenda 2026-08-25 17:37:08
Former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion and TSC Director of Staffing Antonina Lentoijoni are set to join the Commission after MPs approved their nomination.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-08-25 17:22:46
Kenya's Competency-Based Education (CBE) system risks being undermined by deep inequalities in schools, weak foundational learning and poor teacher preparation.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-08-25 17:12:19
More than 100 golfers gathered in Nairobi for a charity tournament supporting children's education, school nutrition and access to learning materials in underserved communities in the country.
By David Njaaga 2026-08-24 17:18:19
Government releases Sh18.5b capitation, primary education to get Sh1.4b, Junior Schools Sh6.1b and Senior Schools Sh10.9b, Education CS Ogamba says.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-08-24 16:54:03
President William Ruto has announced that the government has released Sh18 billion in capitation funds to ensure seamless learning as schools open for the third term.
By Renson Mnyamwezi 2026-08-24 11:57:33
Three vulnerable boys from Turkana County defied the odds to secure places at some of the country’s top secondary schools, thanks to an elderly woman who opened her home and heart to them.
By Stephen Rutto 2026-08-23 14:17:45
Education officials are facing a fresh crisis over the fate of more than 3,000 secondary schools that either failed to attract Grade 10 learners or admitted only a handful of students
By Lewis Nyaundi 2026-08-23 07:00:00
More than 3,000 secondary schools that attracted few or no Grade 10 learners face an uncertain future.
By Lewis Nyaundi 2026-08-22 12:16:05
More than 42,000 students placed in public universities for the 2026/27 academic year have yet to complete applications for government scholarships and loans, with the deadline set for August 31.
By Lewis Nyaundi 2026-08-22 10:58:05
The Children Act banned corporal punishment. We cannot casually bring back the cane. The law gives children rights, just as it gives adults rights.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-08-21 11:38:35