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Education CS should come clear about school calendar for the remaining part of the year and KCSE, KCPE exams- Musalia says

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Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has been urged to provide concrete plans that his Ministry has come up with ahead of schools’ reopening in June, 2020. Amani National Congress, ANC, party leader Musalia Mudavadi has blamed the Ministry for not showing strong leadership during the current Covid-19 pandemic that has paralyzed the education sector.

Whereas the ANC leader says it was prudent to close schools in order to curb spread of the deadly disease, he has at the same time castigated the Ministry for failing to provide clear road map in the education sector.

“The fate of some 1.2 million KCPE candidates and 700,000 KCSE candidates hangs precariously in the balance. In all, about 15 million learners, who should be in school or college, are at home. While it is possible to appreciate the fears that led to the rushed closure of institutions of learning, it is difficult to come to terms with the reality that the Ministry of Education is this far still sending out speculative messages on the fate of learning; and especially on this year’s KCPE and KCSE examinations. What the country needs from the ministry are definitive messages on the way forward,” says the ANC leader.

Musalia’s outburst comes in the backdrop of Prof. Magoha’s failure in providing an address on the plans that his ministry has come up with pertaining the execution of this year’s national examinations and reopening of schools. Mudavadi says the Ministry has only made random and ad hoc pronouncements’ .

“These casual and abrupt statements have mostly been given in the sidelines of Ministry of Health briefings on Covid-19. The statements have only left the country confused and in limbo. Learners are in limbo, as are the teachers and parents,” he notes.

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Mudavadi blames the Ministry for not inviting key stakeholders in the education sector to a meeting so as to chat the way forward.

“We must avoid the habit of decrees and lone-ranger approaches of the kind that the Ministry of Education is used to. Jogoo House (the Education Ministry’s headquarter), the Teachers Service Commission, the Teachers’ unions and the the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) must constitute a team to plan what is to be done about education, going forward. They will also need to work with high level representation from the Ministry of Health and the treasury.

CS Magoha has already extended the April holiday for schools by one month. Schools were to initially open on May 4, 2020.

Musalia Mudavadi. ANC party leader.
KCSE, KCPE examinations

With CS Magoha and President Uhuru Kenyatta insisting that this year’s national examinations will go on as scheduled, Mudavadi says this is a mirage as the syllabuses for class eight and form four learners has not been covered.

“We cannot change direction in the midstream, to pretend that all is well, when we know that exam syllabuses will not be covered. We can not have exams when syllabuses have not been covered. It will throw the integrity of the and the education system into international disrepute. We certainly don’t want to go that way,” he adds.

Concerning the ongoing E-learning, Mudavadi says not all learners are able to access Televisions, radios and other electronic gadgets.

It remains to be seen if the Education Ministry will heed the advice by the ANC leader and convene a stake holders’ meeting.

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Here is the full presser by Musalia Mudavadi, ANC PARTY LEADER;

GIVE KENYANS DEFINITIVE MESSAGES ON EDUCATION

1. That the new coronavirus (COVID-19) HAS DISRUPTED OUR LIVES AND ACTIVITIESeverywhere in the world requires no emphasis. The most obvious disruption, however, is in those sectors that are regulated by TIGHT ANNUAL TIMELINES. One of the most critical sectors is EDUCATION.

2. The outbreak of this virus in our country GAVE US NO CHANCE TO PLAN what to do with OUR EDUCATION and institutions of learning, DURING THE LIFE OF THE BUG IN OUR COUNTRY AND AFTER. In the arising emergency environment, the logical thing to do was to close schools and colleges, as we did, and to send the learners home.

3. The fate of some 1.2 MILLION KCPE CANDIDATES and 700,000 KCSE CANDIDATES hangs precariously in the balance. In all, about 15 million learners, who should be in school or college, are at home. While it is possible to appreciate the fears that led to the rushed closure of institutions of learning, it is difficult to come to terms with the reality that the Ministry of Education is this far STILL SENDING OUT SPECULATIVE MESSAGES on the fate of learning; and especially on this year’s KCPE and KCSE examinations. What the country needs from the ministry are DEFINITIVE MESSAGES on the way forward.

4. As the bug continues to remain with us, it is expected that the Ministry of Education could get bona fide leaders of the KEY STAKEHOLDER ENTITIES IN EDUCATION in a CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE, to reflect together and plan THE WAY FORWARD. So far, the Ministry of Education has only made RANDOM AND AD HOC PRONOUNCEMENTS. These CASUAL AND ABRUPT statements have mostly been given in the SIDELINES of Ministry of Health briefings on Covid-19. The statements have only left the COUNTRY CONFUSED AND IN LIMBO. Learners are in limbo, as are the teachers and parents.

5. Education is the mother of all the other sectors. It must demonstrate the HIGHEST LEVELS of PLANNING AND INFORMED ACTION, as a way of setting the bar for other sectors and as a sectoral necessity. To this end, we must AVOID THE HABIT OF DECREES and LONE-RANGER APPROACHES of the kind that the Ministry of Education is used to. JOGOO HOUSE, the TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION, the TEACHERS’ UNIONS and the KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL, must CONSTITUTE A TEAM to plan what is to be done about education, going forward. They will also need to work with high level representation from the MINISTRY OF HEALTH and the TREASURY.

6. The STATE OF THE ART in Education is EXTREMELY WORRYING at present. We have heard government officials say that LEARNING IS GOING ON, ONLINE. They have also said that national EXAMINATIONS WILL GO ON, as was scheduled at the start of the year. We don’t know of any PACKAGES OF MEASURES that the ministry has made for parents, teachers and learners TO FACILITATE, EQUALIZE AND MONITOR HOME LEARNING. Without CLEARLY DEFINED AND EQUITABLE STATE-OWNED AND STATE-FACILITATED LEARNING PACKAGES, it is misleading and even mischievous to claim that learning is going on. It is not.

7. Not every learner has ACCESS TO RADIO OR TV and less still to the INTERNET. Even those who can physically access these facilities are challenged with the COSTS of activating them. Let us not cheat ourselves. Let us ACCEPT THAT THINGS ARE BAD – indeed very bad – and that we may need to take some very DRASTIC DECISIONS ABOUT EDUCATION, but which decisions are good and necessary for the country, in the long term.

8. SYLLABUSES have not been covered and may not be covered. Our EXAM BASED EDUCATION is about syllabuses. We cannot change direction in the midstream, to pretend that all is well, when we know that EXAM SYLLABUSES will not be covered. WE CANNOT HAVE EXAMS when syllabuses have not been covered. It will throw the INTEGRITY OF THE EXAMS and the education system into international disrepute. We certainly don’t want to go that way.

9. Some schools, colleges and universities have been earmarked as ISOLATION CENTRES for Covid-19. Going forward, teachers, learners, parents and other stakeholders must be assisted to return to those places after they have reverted to their usual identity as NORMAL CENTRES OF LEARNING. There is need for a CLEAR STRATEGIC APPROACH TO COUNSELLING and REMOVAL OF STIGMA, ahead of reopening of these places as institutions of learning. Indeed, there is need to ensure that they are FUMIGATED AND confirmed to be SAFE AND COVID-19 FREE. We cannot just ARBITRARILY ASUME A RETURN TO NORMALCY in these places.

10. Institutions of learning also face serious FINANCIAL CHALLENGES in the days ahead, both in terms of running academic programmes and other CAPITATION and operational COSTS. This is coming in the wake of families being challenged with LOSS OF JOBS AND EARNINGS. Let us not just lumber our teachers with children before SECURING their FOOD and LEARNING NEEDS and GENERAL WELFARE in school.

11.There are many other challenges ahead of school reopening in this Covid-19 season. We must – above all the foregoing – PLAN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF OUTBREAKS OF COVID-19 IN SCHOOLS after the learners go back. How do we plan to manage any outbreaks? Shall we just send our children back to school without giving this any thought and MITIGATING against it?

12. Finally, there are outstanding OLD ISSUES IN EDUCATION, prior to Covid-19. Some pertain to the CHANGE OF CURRICULUM, while others are LABOUR ISSUES. The silver lining in the covid-19 tragedy is the opportunity it gives us to place our old differences and intransigence behind us, to accept to bring key stakeholder leaders together to reflect and plan together and to give education a fresh and healthy lease of life.

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Education Ministry dispels ‘circular’ on schools’ reopening dates for resumption of term one, 2020

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The Ministry of Education has today denounced a circular doing rounds on Social media on purported resumption dates for term one, 2020. A circular christened ‘Ministry of Education Covid-19 response highlights’ has been circulating on various social media platforms; causing anxiety among stake holders.

“The public is advised to ignore this piece of information which is circulating in social media. It is fake,” reads a disclaimer from the Education Ministry.

Contents of the fake circular 

In the Circular, it is purported that schools will reopen for term one on April 27, 2020 to June 12, 2020. Research by this reporter revealed that this information was indeed adapted from the current communique by the Ugandan Minister for Education, Janet Museveni. 

The fake Circular doing rounds on Social Media platforms about purported schools’ reopening dates.
The fake Circular doing rounds on Social Media platforms about purported schools’ reopening dates.

Below is an extract from the now confirmed fake circular;

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION COVID-19 RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS

1. The 30 days will end on April 20th. The govt will inform stakeholders about the opening date for schools. However, if all goes according to plan,
Term 1 will open April 27th, 2020 to June 12th, 2020 –
June 22nd to September 4th – 2nd term. 3rd term will begin on 21st September close on the 19th December and holidays are to be shortened.
2. The Ministry is to organize lessons and has secured free learning airtime on radio to engage students that may not have access to online platforms. Teachers are encouraged to prepare material for the next terms and remedial work based on these lessons.
3. No additional fees should be charged when Term 1 resumes.
5. The Ministry has suspended any form of examinations during the #Covid19 crisis because some students lack the infrastructure to do them.
6. There will not be end of Term 1 Examinations.
7. Schools will only have one mock examination by the Ministry.
8. Should the lock-down be prolonged, the Ministry will also communicate and find ways of engaging the learners.

SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSED

Schools were closed between March 16 and 18, 2020 as ordered by President Uhuru Kenyatta so as to curb spread of the deadly Covid-19. Some of the schools are being utilized as Covid-19 isolation centres in various counties. The Education Ministry has ensured the kids are engaged at home by partnering with media houses to provide electronic learning platforms.

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No movement in and out of Nairobi Metropolitan area, Kilifi, Kwale, Mombasa for 21 days to combat Covid-19 spread: Uhuru orders

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced the banning of movement in and out of Nairobi Metropolitan area, and Kilifi, Kwale, Mombasa for the next 21 days so as to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. This directive comes into force on Monday April 6, 2020 at 7.00p.m.

This comes as two more people were announced to have died due to the Coronavirus Disease. This raises the number of those killed by the coronavirus in Kenya to six.

16 more people were reported to have tested positive for the diseasebringing the total number of infections to 158; as at 6th April, 2020.
Statistics from the Ministry of Health show that 82% of Kenyan reported cases are from Nairobi metropolitan area while 14% of the cases came from Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa.

Coronavirus Disease is a new respiratory disease which is highly contagious and it’s mainly spread from person-to-person The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette.

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Free Set book notes, guides, English Literature notes, Poetry notes and Many More: A Doll’s House, Blossoms, The Pearl…

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Literature forms an integral part of the English language subject that is offered in the current education system. Students preparing for the kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examinations require a number of guides for the various set books and poetry notes.

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Free Computer Studies notes, revision questions, KCSE past Papers, Exams, Marking Schemes, Topical revision materials, Syllabus and Many more

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Computer Studies is an Applied & Technical Subject that is examined by the Kenya National Examinations Council, Knec. The subject is elective for students sitting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE. Computer studies comprises of three (3) papers. These are: Computer Studies Paper One (451/1) that is a theory paper and Computer Studies Paper Two (451/2) which is a Practical examination. On the other hand, Computer Paper three (451/3) is a project based examination.

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To sharpen computer studies skills and gain requisite knowledge a lot of reading is desired. Sine the world has moved to utilization of digital technology, it is thus prudent that one acquires Computer studies resources in electronic format.

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Kuppet castigates TSC for threatening to deduct salaries of 3,500 wealth declaration non-compliant teachers

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The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, Kuppet, as lashed out at the teachers’ employer for threatening to expunge over 3,500 teachers and staff from the payroll. This is in response to a move by the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, to remove teachers who failed to declare their 2017/ 2019 liabilities, assets and income within the stipulated time.

“We have noted with concern that the Teachers Service Commission intends to stop the remittance of salaries to some 3,500 TSC employees, most of them teachers, for their alleged failure to file a statement of income, assets and liabilities under the Public Officers Ethics Act,” says Kuppet.

TSC on April 14, 2020, released a list of 3,500 teachers and staff who failed to declare their wealth even after extending the deadline from the earlier set date of 31/12/2019. The Commission said the affected individuals will miss their April salaries until they do a formal explanation as to why they failed to comply. Kuppet says this move has had ripple effects among the teaching circles.

“The Commission’s circular dated 14 April 2020 has caused extreme anxiety in the teaching fraternity at a time all Kenyans are dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Already, too many lists are circulating on social media allegedly identifying the affected teachers,” adds Kuppet via a circular dated April 21, 2020.

According to Kuppet, it will be very difficult for the said teachers to fulfill the requirements set by TSC considering the fact that ‘schools and TSC offices around the country are currently un-operational, while many teachers have travelled far away from their stations of service.’

Borrow a leaf from other employers

The current state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country has made life very difficult and subjecting teachers to pay cuts will only make the situation worse. kuppet advises TSC to borrow a leaf from other government arms.

“It would be insensitive on the Commission’s part to be punishing teachers during this pandemic when other government departments are issuing temporary reprieves to citizens and foreigners for non-compliance with certain protocols during this crisis. For instance, the government has extended an indefinite extension for foreign nationals whose work permits have expired,” advises Kuppet.

Accordingly, KUPPET has written to the TSC Secretary urging her to rescind the planned action of suspending salaries for any employees until after the COVID-19 pandemic is over and government operations return to normal.

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Free Chemistry notes, revision questions, KCSE past Papers, Exams, Marking Schemes, Topical revision materials, Syllabus and Many more

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Chemistry is one of the subjects offered as a Science in the Kenyan Education System. Testing of the subject during standard and national examinations comprises of three papers i.e Paper one and two (theory papers) and paper three which is practical based.

There are a number of resources that can be used to aid in teaching/ learning of this subject. These resources include: notes, KCSE Past Papers, Schemes of Work, Assignments, Termly examination papers, Marking schemes, lesson plans, charts, topical revision resources and many more. Are you a student who is preparing to sit the KCSE Examinations? Then, these resources would help a great deal during your revision and preparations.

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