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Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha. He has constituted a committee to come up with school reopening strategies.

Committee to oversee school reopening strategies constituted

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has today appointed a team to look at safe ways of reopening schools and planning the education calendar. The Committee dubbed ‘Covid-19 national education response committee’ will be tasked with coming up with strategies of restoring normality in the education sector. “The Ministry has appointed a nine member committee […]

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CS Magoha on reopening of schools- Here are the reasons why we should reopen schools in October

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has said schools should be reopened this year as opposed to January next year, 2021. The CS said this while appearing before the Departmental Committee on Education, today, for a status update on Measures for safe reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have to ask ourselves what

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Plans to hold 2020 Kenya Music Festivals regional workshop for teachers thwarted as TSC- Education Ministry clash

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

The fate of this year’s Nyanza Region Kenya Music Festivals regional workshop remains unknown after the Ministry of Education and local Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Officials sent conflicting directives. Teachers were expected to assemble at Kisii school on Tuesday ahead of the official opening of the training on Wednesday. According to an invitation letter sent

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Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha inspects 2019 KCSE Chemistry Practical exams in a Nairobi school. This year's Chemistry practical has been doffed by cheating claims and assertions that one of the reagents used is very poisonous.

CS Magoha now announces the reopening dates for all schools

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has finally announced the reopening of all primary and secondary schools after months of speculation. Learners in Grade 4, Class 8 and Form Four will report on Monday, 12th October, 2020. According to the released calendar, KCPE examinations will start on March 22, 2021 and end on March 24, 2021.

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Courses offered at the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE)

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Applications are invited from qualified applicants for the following courses which will be offered either through Distance Learning/School Based, Full time or Part time (Evening) Mode in 2021/2022. Applicants are advised to apply online by logging into www.kise.ac.ke. LIST OF COURSES OFFERED AT KISE Course Name Course Requirements School Based 6 Sessions Apr-21 Diploma in

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Mistake leads to loss of form one data on Nemis

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Data for some form ones on the National Education Management Information System, Nemis, has been erased by mistake. This is after a technical hitch was experienced at the portal that stores all primary school and secondary school learners’ information, in Kenya. The erasure does not only affect the 2020 form ones but also new comers

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Education CS Prof George Magoha at a past function.

Burn schools at your own peril- CS Magoha warns students

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has warned learners involved in burning schools that other than paying for damages, they will also be held criminally liable and punished in court. Prof. Magoha said those above eight years will have to be jailed to deter others from engaging in such crimes, adding that they will also

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Senators push for reopening of schools in September

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Senators now want Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha to rescind on his earlier plans of pushing reopening of schools to next year, 2021. According to recommendations from the Senate Education Committee, the CS should start a phased reopening of all primary and secondary schools in this year. Chairperson of Committee on Education in the

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Education cabinet secretary Prof. George Magoha. He has turned a request for the government to supplement fees for learners in private schools.

Some schools planning to hire university students to impersonate as KCSE 2021 candidates- Magoha

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

The latest Education News– Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has reminded examinations centre managers to uphold precautions against malpractises throughout the examination period. Prof Magoha warned the officials manning the exams against lowering their guard in monitoring the conduct of the exams at the tail end of the KCPE tests that winds up today.

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Details of the free schools' desks programme 2020/2021.

School free desk programme details- CS Magoha

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

All public schools are set to receive free desks from a government desk manufacture project which will cost taxpayers Sh1.96 billion. This is after the government realized that there was an acute shortage of desks in the public schools. According to Education Cabinet Secretary, George Magoha, Sub-County Education Director in conjunction with the area Deputy

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Education officials to visit dormitories- PS Jwan directs

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Education officials have been advised to visit dormitories and toilets students use whenever they inspect and supervise schools. Early Learning and Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr Julius Jwan said the officials need to go where students sleep and also see the condition of the toilets to establish friendliness of the learning environment in the schools.

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CS Magoha issues new orders on pregnant school girls

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has issued new orders aimed at tracking school girls who may be pregnant or have just given birth. This follows a recent stern warning by President Uhuru Kenyatta, to Chiefs, over increased cases of teenage pregnancies in the country; more so during this covid-19 break. The head of State

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Science, maths teachers to be trained online

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Teachers handling mathematics and science based subjects (biology, chemistry and physics) will benefit from a training to be organized by the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA). The high school teachers will be trained in various pedagogical skills in sessions that will be carried online. This year’s training will be executed

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Longhorn publishers offering free Online Learning materials for students and teachers- Details

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

Giant Pan-African publishing house for educational materials, Longhorn, is offering free unlimited access to its digital content by all learners. This is in an effort to promote Home Schooling as a result of the ongoing shutdown of all learning institutions. This is good news to millions of learners who are at home as a measure

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Government sued over bid to reopen schools in September

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

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

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CS MAGOHA says reopening of schools will be guided by Health situation; asks parents to prepare to stay with their children longer adding the government will not rush into a decision on reopening the schools.

CS Magoha releases 2021 school fees and national exams guidelines

Breaking Education News / Maverick John / October 5, 2025

The Ministry of education has released fees guidelines for the year 2021. These guidelines come as schools fully reopen following a closure of about 10 months. The Ministry has at the same time outlined how candidates for the 2020 KCPE and KCSE examinations will be handled. Via a circular dated Sunday January 3, 2021, Education

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