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Education cabinet secretary has lashed out at the Kenya National Union of Teachers, KNUT, for insisting that they ought to have been given a slot in the recently constituted national education covid-19 response committee. Knut’s secretary general Wilson Sossion has been vocal in the media over the exclusion. But prof. Magoha now says it is […]
Schools may not be reopened in January, 2021, after all. According to the latest sentiments by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha, schools have not met the minimum reopening requirements. Magoha says social distancing in schools, as one of the ways to curb spread of covid-19, would be a herculean task considering the fact that schools […]
The Ministry of Education has directed schools to clear monies owed to the Postal Corporation. The Ministry notes that most schools have not been paying for the postal boxes through which they receive mails and parcels. The Principal Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Bellio Kipsang, says the non payment prompted the Postal Corporation to formally […]
The Ministry of education has released finer details on schools’ reopening. Through a circular released by Basic Education Principal Secretary, Dr. Belio Kipsang, the Ministry says Co-curricular activities and school assemblies should be restricted, taking into account the social distancing protocols. Here is the full presser; RE: PHASED RESUMPTION OF FACE TO FACE LEARNING IN […]
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has said the Government will provide further direction this weekend regarding the extended closure of schools given that some of the Covid-19 measures are set to expire. The address by president Uhuru Kenyatta is expected on Saturday with curfew restrictions that have been in force for the last one month […]
The Ministry of Education is priming itself for the imminent reopening of schools. Schools will have to meet minimum requirements to safeguard learners and teachers against spread of the deadly Corona virus disease. A checklist for schools’ preparedness has since been dispatched to school heads to aid in the preparations. “The purpose of this checklist […]
Guidelines for the Establishment of Community Based Learning (CBL) Programme Introduction The Ministry of Education and TSC using a multi-agency approach and in collaboration with Ministry of Interior and Coordination National Government through the Nyumba Kumi initiative will implement the community based learning as from September 2020. This is a follow up to extensive consultations […]
The Kenyan government is finding itself in a tight spot over planned reopening of schools slated for this September. 8 petitioners have moved to the High court seeking answers on how the government is prepared ahead of schools’ reopening. Also of major concern, to the petitioners, is the unequal coverage and distribution of e-learning equipment […]
Nyabururu Girls High School has announced the opening dates and school fees for 2021. Form threes and fours will report first on Tuesday January 5, 2021 followed by form twos who shall report back on Wednesday January 6, 2021. Form ones are expected back on Thursday January 7, 2021. NYABURURU GIRLS 2021 FORM 1-3 SCHOOL […]
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers – KUPPET has come out to support the move by President Uhuru Kenyatta to put on hold any plans to rush reopening of schools. On Monday September 28, 2020 the President announced that schools will only be reopened once the covid 19 curve flattens adding that the health of […]
Plans by Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor George Magoha, to reopen schools have been opposed in the corridors of justice. This is after two Homa Bay based activists moved to court on Wednesday to block the reopening of all public and private schools. The activists, Evance Oloo and Michael Kojo, in their petition say many schools […]