Tag: Primary schools
National
Billions of shillings meant for free computers for Standard One pupils cannot be accounted for, the Auditor General has said. Up to Sh15 billion is feared lost in unsupported …
Exams news
Top examinations and security chiefs will meet on Monday for the last joint briefing ahead of KCPE and KCSE exams. Saturday Standard has established that the national examination papers …
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. …
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 …
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 …
National
Private Equity firm Fanisi Capital wants to pump Sh400 million in Kitengela International School (KISC), building on the 2011 acquisition of Hillcrest Group of Schools. The investment will see …
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 …
Insecurity
Several schools were deserted as warring communities in Narok South started counting losses following clashes that have left at least three people dead. Victims of the violence took stock …
Textbooks
Your child may not be getting the necessary reading materials in class because some teachers have locked up textbooks for safety. A new World Bank report found that the …
