Education Ministry to schools- Pay balances owed to the Postal Corporation

Education Ministry's Circular to schools over nonpayment of postal boxes fees.

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 … Read more

All public boarding primary and secondary schools to purchase rice from the government- Education Ministry orders

Education PS Dr. Belio Kipsang

The Ministry of Education has ordered all schools to buy rice from the Kenya National Trading Corporation, KNTC. This is in line with a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 14th January, 2020. In the directive the President ordered that the Kenya National Trading Corporation should purchase all the excess rice from Kano Plains and … Read more

Sad! Teachers and learners share dilapidated latrines

Dilapidated latrines.

Teachers and pupils of Urim primary school in Siaya are caught between a rock and a hard place as they have to endure humiliation while answering calls of nature that comes their way during lesson time or count their luck if they avoid jigger infestation. To this school community, one of the two things is … Read more

New learning areas as schools set to offer personal skills and psychological skills training

Learners receiving training in Taekwondo. Schools will now be expected to offer training in interpersonal and psychological skills.

Schools will now be expected to offer training to learners in personal skills and psychological skills. This is after President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (Amendment) Bill of 2019. The new law mandates KICD to incorporate personal safety and psychosocial skills training in the curricula for basic and tertiary … Read more

12,500 new classrooms to be constructed in public schools

resident Uhuru Kenyatta makes his remarks during the launch of the BBI Report at the Bomas of Kenya on Monday. The Head of State urged Kenyans to support BBI saying the proposed reforms are aimed at uniting the nation, ensuring sustained peace and addressing youth unemployment among other national challenges.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that at least 12,500 new classrooms and related school facilities will be constructed ahead of schools’ reopening in January next year. The head of state, who spoke in Parliament as he made the 2020 State of The Nation Address, said the Ministry of Education and the Ministry Transport, Infrastructure, Housing … Read more