Children killing children in Kenya: Calls for justice dominate requiem mass for 16 victims of girls’ school fire
During the memorial service, hundreds of students from Utumishi Girls Academy sang a sombre hymn declaring that all shall be well. One of the presiding officials reminisced about being a victim of Kenya’s deadliest school fire in 2001 in which 67 boys died in a dormitory blaze in Machakos County in eastern Kenya.
Over 700 intern teachers in Embu protest delayed absorption by TSC on permanent and pensionable terms
The teachers marched through the town waving placards and singing solidarity songs, while condemning what they termed as poor working conditions and low pay.
National Treasury allocates Constituency Development Fund $454.7 million
Speaking in Nambale on Saturday during the commissioning of the Sierra Girls Senior School tuition and administration block, Principal Secretary for Department of Economic Planning Boniface Makokha said the fund was being prudently utilised to transform communities.
Dear Ugandans, a university degree is healthy pursuit but it’s not a licence or right to complacency
Degrees will be good not necessarily in the equation of AI. We should all prepare to accommodate AI as tool that will improve the way we do things for the benefit of humanity. It is wisdom to do so. Rote political thinking and action in leadership and governance will soon be a thing of the past.
Born and raised in slums of Kenya’s industrial town of Thika, young student defies odds to earn a living from fine art
Balancing college studies with a growing art career, Victor follows a strict routine. He dedicates an hour and a half each morning to academics, followed by an equal amount of time to drawing, and repeats the same in the evening after classes. Weekends and holidays are dedicated to commissioned pieces and roadside sales of his paintings, which attract passers-by and clients alike.
Doubts persist over Kenya’s CBC education even as minister gloats over Grade 9 to 10 transition
Speaking in Narok after a consultative ‘Elimu Mashinani’ Stakeholder Meeting, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba assured the public of the government’s commitment to ensuring smooth progression for all learners.
Rise in spate of Kenyan schools using courts to settle sport disputes unsettles ministry
A total of 5,300 students from around the country are participating in the National Secondary school games accompanied by over 1,000 teachers and officials.
School unrest season in Kenya kicks off with students in Kericho demanding ‘one-term’ service for school heads, live EPL matches
Julius Ngoneshi told the meeting that was chaired by the Kericho County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo that some of the grievances the students raised for striking were beyond the management of the institutions.
Kenya edges closer to cross-disciplinarity in education as minister pitches STEM for Africa’s industrialisation
The cabinet secretary said the Ministry of Education is working closely with the National Treasury to ensure full release of capitation funds to both primary and secondary schools, which is crucial in meeting STEM learning targets.
