State hires 24,000 teachers but figure falls short of 100,000 Kenya requires to bridge tutor-learner ratio

State hires 24,000 teachers but figure falls short of 100,000 Kenya requires to bridge tutor-learner ratio

Eligible applicants should be aged between 18-29 years but for people with disability the age limit has been set at 35. The program is structured on three main pillars the first one being on-the-job experience where 90,000 youths will be placed with employers and artisans to gain work experience.

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Shocker of high cost of books, uniform and sky-high bus-fare as parents get ready for reopening of schools

Shocker of high cost of books, uniform and sky-high bus-fare as parents get ready for reopening of schools

Shop owners and licensed traders also reported reduced sales, noting that many parents were opting to buy cheaper, second-hand items sold in backstreets due to financial constraints. Fatma Somji, the owner of Somco Bookshop, said the current economic situation has made it difficult for parents to fully meet school requirements.

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It’s slugfest in Migori as rival factions of teachers’ union leaders go for each other’s jugular

It’s slugfest in Migori as rival factions of teachers’ union leaders go for each other’s jugular

The 2-6-3-3-3 education system, introduced in 2017, created Junior Secondary (Grades 7-9) as a distinct level. However, when Grade 7 learners joined in 2023, the government placed them in primary schools due to a lack of infrastructure and funding.

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Education minister says Kenyan government will engage striking lecturers to resolve salaries dispute

Education minister says Kenyan government will engage striking lecturers to resolve salaries dispute

According to Ogamba, SRC has maintained that money owed to the lecturers was Ksh624 million instead of the Ksh7.9 billion as claimed by the universities Union, as part of the 2017-2021 and 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).

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Teachers demand confirmation of 20,000 Junior Secondary School interns in Lamu, decry poor conditions

Teachers demand confirmation of 20,000 Junior Secondary School interns in Lamu, decry poor conditions

Speaking in Lamu on Monday Septembr 29, 2025, following a Lamu KUPPET branch members meeting in Mpeketoni, Sofia Njagi, a Hindi Town based JSS teacher, called on the government to speed up the process of confirming the JSSS intern teachers whom she said have overloaded work-plans with some going as far as having 37 lessons weekly due teachers shortage.

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Safety of students in Kenyan boarding schools questioned again following mysterious murder of pupil

Safety of students in Kenyan boarding schools questioned again following mysterious murder of pupil

Preliminary investigations revealed blood smeared on a bench outside the dormitory, traces of blood in the boys’ toilet, and drops of blood in the clothesline area, suggesting the boy may have been attacked elsewhere before returning to the dormitory.

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From affordable housing to luxury dormitories: Ruto okays $1.2m hostel at Kivaywa Boys High School in Kakamega

From affordable housing to luxury dormitories: Ruto okays $1.2m hostel at Kivaywa Boys High School in Kakamega

School Principal Lichuma Lewis lauded the Affordable Housing Programme by the president for the initiative he said will immensely improve the school’s accommodation facilities.

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Embarrassed state allocates $10 million for school facilities rehabilitation in Kenya

Embarrassed state allocates $10 million for school facilities rehabilitation in Kenya

Dr Migos Ogamba acknowledged that school infrastructure in counties such as Tharaka Nithi, Tana River, Turkana and many others were in deplorable state. However, they would be improved in the next two years, he promised.

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My father’s story is synonymous with the history of how successive regimes in Uganda tried to subvert Busoga kingdom

My father’s story is synonymous with the history of how successive regimes in Uganda tried to subvert Busoga kingdom

This article traces the genealogy of the mother of Charles Afunaduula-Ovuma Ngobi Isabirye, Mukyala Nabirye Takoba. She got married to Yakobo Wasedde Buganga Isabirye, of the Mulawa clan, who was a subcounty clerk and one of the few educated people of his time. They both belonged to and identified with a village called Bunafu in Ikumbya Subcounty of Luuka County (now Luuka District) on land given to Wasedde Buganga for his dedicated service to the colonial government.

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With world’s highest school dropouts due to high cost of education, questions emerge whether Catholic Church should privatise its centres

With world’s highest school dropouts due to high cost of education, questions emerge whether Catholic Church should privatise its centres

The Catholic Church is the region’s largest non-governmental investor in education. Catholic schools have long been a pillar of affordable but high-quality education, especially for poor families.

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