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Primary Schools To Benefit From Padding Girls Initiative
Padding the Girl Initiative, an NGO targets to provide 1,500 girls in 12 primary schools in Nambale Constituency with free sanitary pads in a programme dubbed ‘Zero Early Pregnancies.’ Ms Maureen Odhiambo, The NGO’s Chairperson who eyes Busia Woman Rep’s seat in next year’s General Election blamed local elected leaders of ignoring the plight of young girls in … Read more
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OFFICIAL CONTACTS
Ministry Of Education State Department of Vocational and Technical Training P.O BOX 9583-00200 Nairobi,Kenya Jogoo House B,Harambee Avenue Tel: +254-020-3318581 Fax: +254-020-251991 Email:[email protected] State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education P.O Box 30040-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Jogoo House B, Harambee Avenue Tel: +254-020-3318581 Fax: +254-020-20214287 Email: [email protected] Directorate of Technical Education 24th Floor, Teleposta Towers, Nairobi, … Read more
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has instructed school principals not to allow students who have fees arrears back to school as they report from their mid-term break. Prof. Magoha said the Ministry is aware that majority of parents who are yet to clear school fees arrears for their children are indeed capable, but were … Read more
Girls schools’ dormitory destroyed by fire
An early morning fire today gutted a dormitory at Al Maktoum Girls High School in Kajiado town. The fire which broke out at around 5am Wednesday, destroyed beddings and students’ personal belongings leaving 56 students without a place to sleep. Villagers rushed to the scene to help put out the fire but it had already … Read more
Early Grade Literacy Programme Launched under the Tusome initiative as text books’ prices are reduced
The Government through the Tusome programme model, managed to reduce the prices of textbooks by more than 50 per cent of the prevailing cost for class One and Two pupils in public primary schools. He said the introduction of the 1:1 textbook to pupils has greatly improved the performance of pupils in public primary schools.The … Read more
Education Ministry Unveils National Communication And Advocacy Strategy (NCAS)
The Ministry of Education today launched the National Communications and Advocacy Strategy (NCAS) for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sub-sector to streamline communication in the vocational institutions. “It is our believe that the strategy will among other things create youth aspiration in TVET, change the narrative in contemporary society, create awareness on … Read more
School reopening- CS Magoha says calendar remains unchanged
Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has come out to array fears over uncertainty in schools’ reopening. Speaking in Kiambu County on Monday Monday, while supervising the opening of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams container, the CS said current data shows a decline in Covid-19 infections, thus there are no plans to further … Read more
CS Magoha to close Schools with low enrollment- Education News
Schools With Low Enrollment To Be Closed Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha said schools that have a low enrollment of students will be closed in a bid to save government resources. Magoha noted that there are some schools with so few students, some as low as 12 across all the classes receiving government funding. … Read more
President Kenyatta Unveils A Shs 2.2bn Agribusiness Fund As He Unveils Re-branded 4-K Clubs for schools
President Uhuru Kenyatta has today unveiled the Shs 2.2bn Empowering Novel Agribusiness-led Employment (ENABLE Kenya) program, a youth capacity building initiative aimed at creating employment, generating income and bridging succession gap in agribusiness. At the same event, the President unveiled the rebranded 4-K Clubs with a call to County Governments and stakeholders in the agriculture … Read more