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education news in kenya 2021

CS Magoha says schools will reopen as earlier planned, tells learners and parents to be ready

Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has come out to array fears over uncertainty in schools’ reopening. Speaking in Kiambu County on Monday Monday, while supervising the opening of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams container, the CS said current data shows a decline in Covid-19 infections, thus there are no plans to further […]

New schools’ registration status- CS Magoha speaks out

Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Prof George Magoha, said the Ministry has not suspended the registration of newly established schools. Prof Magoha said contrary to assertions by some people, schools that meet the requisite requirements are being registered upon, thorough inspection by quality assurance officers and other relevant authorities. “Leaders should stop the tendency of establishing […]

CS Magoha bans meetings in schools

Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor George Magoha, has banned a number of events within schools compounds. Magoha says schools have allowed a number of meetings to be carried out in their compounds, against the Ministry’s directives. “It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Education that various groups of people are targeting schools as […]

4-K clubs now to be started in schools; To get Sh2.2 Billion funding

President Uhuru Kenyatta has today unveiled the Shs 2.2bn Empowering Novel Agribusiness-led Employment (ENABLE Kenya) program, a youth capacity building initiative aimed at creating employment, generating income and bridging succession gap in agribusiness. At the same event, the President unveiled the rebranded 4-K Clubs with a call to County Governments and stakeholders in the agriculture […]

Schools to have PE and Sports Committees- CS Magoha

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has ordered all schools to re-introduce Physical Education (PE) lessons. The CS who was speaking during the launch of the inaugural Physical Education and Sports Policy at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development said strengthening of PE will promote the Government’s push for realization of national goals of education. “The […]

Fire destroys Girls schools’ dormitory

An early morning fire today gutted a dormitory at Al Maktoum Girls High School in Kajiado town. The fire which broke out at around 5am Wednesday, destroyed beddings and students’ personal belongings leaving 56 students without a place to sleep. Villagers rushed to the scene to help put out the fire but it had already […]

12 Students Arrested After Burning Dormitory

Twelve (12) students from Maiani Girls Secondary School in Mukaa Sub-county, Makueni County have been arrested for allegedly torching their dormitory on Thursday morning. The students were arrested after the dorm that houses 177 form two and three students was razed down in a suspected arson attack at 7.20am. The suspects were not in class […]