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Inside roaring conflict pitting VC Kiama against UoN council

Nairobi, April 24 -- The leadership tussle at the University of Nairobi has escalated further after the vice chancellor, Prof Stephen Kiama, defied an earlier communication by the university council t... Read More


UoN saga deepens as Prof Kiama defies leave order

Nairobi, April 24 -- The leadership tussle at the University of Nairobi has escalated further after the vice chancellor, Prof Stephen Kiama, defied an earlier communication by the university council t... Read More


Drama back at UoN as VC Stephen Kiama sent on compulsory leave, again

Nairobi, April 21 -- The University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama has been sent on leave by the council in unclear circumstances as management and legal wrangles continue to plagu... Read More


Theatre of the absurd: How mercenary playwrights hijacked school drama festivals

Nairobi, April 18 -- When Mukuuni Boys High School from Tharaka-Nithi County was pronounced the winner of the 2024 National Schools and Colleges Drama Festivals (play category) it took many drama enth... Read More


Kuppet raises red flag over Sh115bn in pension scheme

Nairobi, April 15 -- The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has raised a red flag over the management of the Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS) following a delay over app... Read More


How State neglect has led to squalor in public special needs schools

Nairobi, April 11 -- Schools for learners with special needs are grossly underfunded and cannot afford to hire enough caregivers as well as buy required assistive devices, affecting the quality of lif... Read More


Court quashes UoN senior management jobs advertisement

Nairobi, April 9 -- The management conflicts that have dogged the University of Nairobi (UoN) for the past two years have taken a new turn after the Labour Relations and Employment Court stopped the r... Read More


New school textbooks on the way in first CBC review

Nairobi, April 9 -- Learners in pre-primary and primary school will have new textbooks in January 2025 following the first review of the content of the competency-based curriculum (CBC). The process ... Read More


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