August 23, 2023
Kenya: Govt to Avail Scholarships to Teachers Who Excel in Training Performance Arts Learners
President William Ruto said the Government will offer scholarships to teachers who excel in training learners in performance arts. Read more »
Kenya: MPs Demand Clarification on New University Funding Model
The new university funding formula has continued to stir a debate among lawmakers with Members of Parliament demanding its halting citing gaps in ensuring equity in access to… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Kenya: Catholic Bishops Denounce 'Explicit Content' in Grade 7 Health Education
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has denounced explicit sex education content in Grade 7 textbooks alleging to drop the teaching of abstinence in schools and… Read more »
August 12, 2023
Kenya: Govt Committed to Implementing CBC Subjects Review - Machogu
Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu has said the government is committed to the full implementation of all the proposed Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) subject… Read more »
Kenya: What You Need to Know About the New Higher Education Funding Model
As 2022 KCSE students prepare to join various higher education institutions, the Government has unveiled a new funding model that will ensure students facing financial hardships… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Kenya: Govt Allocates Sh19.6 Billion for New University Funding Model to Address Financial Gap
The University Fund has availed scholarships and loans for 130,485 students in public universities while 9,662 students placed in private universities will receive loans out of the… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Says Govt to Press on With Education Sector Reforms
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said the government will press on with reforms in the education sector, saying they are intended to improve standards in the sector. Read more »
August 11, 2023
Kenya: Dorcas Rigathi Upbeat About Integration of Communities in the Education System
The Spouse of the Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has lauded the proposals by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform on integration of communities in the… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Kenya: Bitok Meets Vice Chancellors to Fast-Track Onboarding of Universities on e-Citizen
Public universities are racing against time to beat the end-year deadline to migrate over 1,000 services including admission procedures on the e-citizen portal. Read more »
August 04, 2023
Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan Awarded Honorary Law Degree at Mt Kenya University
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has received an honorary Law degree at Mt Kenya University for his community outreach work and fight against terror. Read more »
August 05, 2023
Kenya: Wetangula Urges Education Ministry to Embrace Environmental Studies in Institutions of Higher Learning #AfricaClimateHope
National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetangula has urged the Ministry of Education to embrace introduction of environmental studies in Universities as part of the efforts to deal with… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Kenya: Open University of Kenya to Boost Access to Higher Education, President Ruto Says
The Government is committed to enhancing access to affordable and quality education in the country. Read more »
August 02, 2023
Kenya: University of Nairobi VC Professor Stephen Kiama Begins 6 Months Leave
The University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor, Professor Stephen Kiama, has taken a six-month sabbatical, effective yesterday. Read more »
Kenya: Education Changes to Take Effect Immediately - President Ruto
President William Ruto has said the country's education system will undergo immediate changes. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Kenya: Munavu Team Proposes Abolishing of National, Sub-National School Clusters
The Presidential Working Party on Education Reform (PWPER) has proposed the scrapping of the four-tier clustering of public secondary schools in favor a career-oriented… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto to Receive Report on Education Reforms
President William Ruto is on Tuesday expected to receive the report on the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms [PWPER]. Read more »
July 31, 2023
Kenya: NGO Targets to Enlist 20,000 Youth in Kisumu to TVET Institutions
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is targeting to enroll 20, 000 youth in Kisumu County in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the next one… Read more »
Kenya: 130,483 KCSE Candidates Placed in Public Universities, 9,622 in Private Institutions
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu now says 130,483 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination candidates placed in public universities. Read more »
Kenya: Govt Launches New Higher Education 100% Funding Portal for Poor Households
The Ministry of Education has launched the application portal for the new funding model for higher education that will provide 100 percent funding to poor households. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Kenya: High Court Declines to Stop City Nairobi County Govt's School Feeding Program
The High Court has declined to issue an order stopping the school feeding program initiated by the Nairobi County Government. Read more »
Kenya: Aga Khan University's 4 Residency Programmes Receive Global Recognition
Four of Aga Khan University's residency programmes in East Africa have been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International, (ACGME-I). Read more »
Kenya: House Education Team Concludes Probe on KCSE Cheating Allegations
The National Assembly Education Committee is set to hold a meeting with the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions and Judiciary in regards to the Inquiry on allegations of… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Kenya: Mudavadi Urges Universities to Innovate in Agriculture to Boost Food Security
Universities have been urged to embrace agricultural innovations and research, to create solutions that will ease the cost of living. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Families Spend Sh68,702 Per Child on Education
The education cost for most households in Kenya is 1054.31 percent, or approximately 10 times their average monthly household income. Read more »
July 23, 2023
Kenya: Govt Will Arrest Parents Keeping Children From School - Koskei in Marsabit
Head of Public Service and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, Felix Koskei, has cautioned parents in Marsabit County who do not take their children to school that they… Read more »