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 […]
Education Cabinet Secretary prof. George Magoha has told schools to be wary of the current Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The disease that has infected thousands of people in the world has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). “As you are aware, there is an outbreak of a new disease known
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The government has contracted Rivatex East Africa for the production of 24 million face mask to be given to learners ahead of schools’ reopening in September. Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha who spoke today at Rivatex said plans are underway to ensure that masks are delivered to all schools by August. The masks will
The Ministry of Education has revised the term dates for the 2020 academic year. In a circular dated 12th February, 2020 , and written by the Principal Secretary, Dr. Belio R. Kipsang, term dates for Pre-Primary, Primary, secondary schools and Teacher Training Colleges have been altered. In the revised term dates, candidates will sit for
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Private Schools Investors in Kisumu County have pleaded with the government to come to their rescue following the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic that have paralyzed operations in their institutions. The Kenya Private Schools Association National Secretary Mr Charles Ochome at the same time hailed the Ministry of Education for meeting the cost of
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All applicants wishing to be considered for admission to Diploma Teacher Training Colleges are invited to apply for the diploma in primary and childhood development teacher education course. REGISTRATION FORMS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE Registration forms are now available and can be downloaded from the Ministry of Education’s website, www.education.go.ke. Hard copies are available in the
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The selection exercise for the 2020 form one selection will be done in December, 2019 at designated venues across all the regions. This is according to a Circular by the Education Permanent Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang. “The Regional Launch for the 2019 Extra-county, County and Sub county Form One Selection exercise will take place on
It is a big sigh of relief for the over 1.2 million KCSE and KCPE candidates after President Uhuru Kenyatta reassured them that this year’s examinations will not be postponed due to the current Corona virus pandemic in the country. Speaking during a live interview on Wednesday morning, the President said the Ministry of Education
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The Ministry of Education has said a total of 2,148 schools were closed countrywide for failing to meet basic registration requirements. This follows an audit that was conducted in term 3 of 2019. The audit came in light of the Precious talent school traged where a classroom collapsed on the morning of Monday September 23,
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The Ministry of Education has asked all schools to employ ICT teachers who will assist in submitting online returns. Through a circular dated January 13, 2021 Education Principal Secretary, Dr. Belio Kipsang, says the teachers will assist in ensuring that the submitted data meets the minimum integrity threshold. “As you are aware, most of the
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Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Prof. George Magoha, has told off parents causing uproar that the Form One placement was unfair to students who scored good marks in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), saying that all students were placed in secondary schools that they merit. Speaking in Thika where he oversaw interviews for students set to
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The latest education news- The government has disbursed Sh7.5 billion to secondary schools to help in the administration of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations set to kick off on Friday. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha announced that the funds, which translate to 50 percent of the total capitation balances, hit the
It is going to be a beehive of activities in the education sector this week. With the marking of the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams having been completed last week, results are expected any time this week. Last year’s results were released on Friday 21st December 2018. The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC,
The Ministry of Education has released the final guidelines for reopening of all learning institutions; during the current covid-19 pandemic. The guidelines have been given so as to protect learners, teachers and staff at learning institutions from contracting the disease. The Ministry has documented what must be done before and after schools are reopened. FINAL
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About 5,397 schools are yet to upload their 2020 from one selection lists onto the National Education Management Information System, Nemis. This is according to the latest data from the Education Ministry. This mostly affects the Sub County and Private schools whose selection was done manually. The list detailing the school’s name and location indicates
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LATEST NEWS ON SCHOOL FEES, 2021- The Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) has called on the Ministry of Education to increase capitation funds for the special needs students. Speaking after holding the union’s national elections at a Narok hotel, the re-elected Secretary General (SG) James Torome expressed that the union will focus
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