CS Ogamba

CS Ogamba Clarifies the Position on Mathematics as a Mandatory Subject Following days of escalating public pressure and confusion, the Ministry of Education has rescinded its contentious proposal to render Mathematics optional under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba provided clarification during the CBC National Conversation event convened at the Kenyatta International … Read more

Helb doesn’t have funds to lend to KMTC students, states Ogamba. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba informed Parliament that students from the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) have not been receiving funding from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) because of a budget shortfall. Ogamba explained that certain universities and training institutions fall outside the … Read more

400,000 students in poorly-run universities face uncertainty What you need to know: Ogamba ascribed the failure to political patronage and ethnic considerations during appointments. The Cabinet Secretary stated that appointments to councils will henceforth be subject to security background checks. More than 400,000 students, or 60 percent of the total enrollment in public universities, are … Read more

CS Ogamba issues ultimatum to principals withholding Form Four certificates Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Ogamba has issued a stringent warning to Secondary School Principals who continue to withhold students’ Form Four certificates due to incomplete payment of school fees. He stated that his office had provided notice to the Principals to unconditionally release the … Read more

CS Ogamba Issues Directives Regarding School Title Deeds Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has issued a directive mandating all Regional, County, and Sub-County Education Officers to ensure that schools within their jurisdictions obtain title deeds within a one-year timeframe. The Cabinet Secretary articulated that the absence of title deeds in numerous educational institutions has hindered … Read more

𝐂𝐒 𝐎𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 announces the introduction of CBE as he 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦s The government has reaffirmed its dedication to Competency-Based Education (CBE), characterizing it as a transformative model that is central to the nation’s development agenda. While speaking at the launch event at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Education CS Julius … Read more

Education CS Julius Ogamba Reinstates Mathematics as a Compulsory Subject Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has mandated that some form of mathematics be reinstated as a compulsory subject in senior secondary schools. During the National Conversation on the Competency-Based Curriculum on Thursday, Ogamba disclosed that the ministry has acknowledged the concerns of stakeholders and has … Read more