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Neglect by State leaves education in private hands

Nairobi, April 8 -- Kenyans are spending billions of shillings to educate their children in private schools due to declining quality of learning in public ones despite paying huge taxes to finance bas... Read More


How to keep your child out of trouble during holidays

Nairobi, April 3 -- The ten-month school closure forced by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 remains one of the most challenging times for parents and the education sector in recent times. Hundreds of th... Read More


Education ministry on the spot over 'loss' of Sh800m

Nairobi, March 22 -- Members of the Public Investments Committee on Education and Governance were left unimpressed after Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu failed to appear before them to ans... Read More


Strike looms over schools' capitation funds

Nairobi, March 20 -- A teachers' union has demanded the release of all unremitted capitation funds owed to public schools and threatened to call a strike to paralyse operations at the beginning of the... Read More


Funding crisis: Education Ministry's big blunder delays cash to schools

Nairobi, March 16 -- Delayed government funding threatens to cripple basic and higher education countrywide, school managers and teachers unions now say. The Saturday Nation has established that some... Read More


University of Nairobi council 'illegal' but remains in place, court rules

Nairobi, March 15 -- Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel acted (ultra vires) beyond his powers when he revoked the appointment of the University of Nairobi Council and appointed another to run the ins... Read More


Sex abuse in school: The silent epidemic

Nairobi, March 11 -- When *Peter's daughter asked her parents to transfer her from her school while in Form One, they did not take her seriously as she did not give them a convincing answer. They cou... Read More


Henry Chakava: Father of Kenya's book publishing industry who dared where no one else would go

Nairobi, March 9 -- The final chapter in the life of celebrated publisher Henry Chakava ended at Nairobi Hospital on Friday. He was admitted last week after being brought in from his retirement home ... Read More


Veteran publisher Henry Chakava dies at 77

Nairobi, March 8 -- Veteran publisher Henry Chakava has died, his family has confirmed. Dr Chakava died at 5am Friday at a hospital in Nairobi. Dr Chakava is widely regarded as the father of publish... Read More


Joy and disappointment as over 36,000 teachers are promoted

Nairobi, March 5 -- The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has published a list of 36,505 teachers who have been promoted to various job grades following interviews conducted in December and January th... Read More