Tag: Ministry of education
National
The government will remit cash directly to primary schools for purchase of rations under the School Feeding Programme (SFP The Sh2.4 billion allocated for the 2018/19 financial year by …
National
Some 2,164 primary schools are yet to benefit from the Class One tablets project, more than two years since it was rolled out. The one-laptop-per-child idea in Jubilee’s Digital …
Exams news
The Government has set aside Sh4.2 billion to run this year’s national examinations. Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed said so far, Sh3.3 billion had been paid towards exam administration. …
National
The government is planning to have top officials of the teachers union removed during the December delegates conference, secretary general Wilson Sossion claims. Sossion said the government wants …
Exams news
At least 20 schools have been put on intense security watch as the national examination council flagged cheating hotspots in the country. Schools in Garissa, Kisii, West Pokot, Central …
Textbooks
There is not enough time to print new curriculum books for primary school pupils joining Grade Four in January, publishers have warned. This means pupils presently in Grade Three – the first group to begin learning under the new …
National
The curriculum developer’s budget has been slashed by Sh100 million. The reduction is expected to hurt rollout of the new curriculum set to start in January. Kenya Institute of …
National
Next year’s education calendar will run for 38 weeks. The school year usually begins in January and ends in end of October or beginning of November, just before the …
Exams news
Four thousand primary schools are set for closer scrutiny over their performance in next month’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) after the government’s heavy financial expenditure to boost …
National
No more new schools will be registered until more teachers are hired, Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has said. The move, the CS said, will manage the current shortage of teachers …
Nairobi County
Top performing private schools may get funding from the Government if the Ministry of Education adopts a new international financing proposal. The new multi-billion education funding system will see …
