A total of 6,460 learners drawn from 245 schools took part in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), alongside more than 760,000 learners from 91 countries.
By Maureen KinyanjuiKLB Managing Director George Okeyo said the materials were left at the bureau after the curriculum was reviewed in the 2023/2024 financial year following recommendations by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms.
By Maureen KinyanjuiRepresented by lead petitioner Peter Makara, the officers said they were originally teachers employed by TSC on permanent and pensionable terms before being appointed as ECDE programme officers under the Ministry of Education. Their functions were later transferred to county governments as part of devolution.
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iKUCCPS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Agnes Mercy Wahome told the National Assembly Education Committee that the unpaid amount had affected the agency’s ability to meet its revenue target.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe proposed changes would also give thousands of graduates who have been unable to join the programme a two-year window to seek admission through a transitional arrangement.
By Maureen KinyanjuiEducation Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said closer cooperation between training institutions and industry was necessary if the country was to get better results from technical and vocational education.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe findings point to a preference for addressing tensions before they turn into unrest, with Kenyans placing greater weight on communication and accountability than on changing the boarding school system or giving learners additional time away from school.
By Bradley BosireThe research centre is expected to connect academic learning with real-world challenges, allowing students to participate in research projects and potentially develop technologies and innovations applicable to communities and industry
By Chrispho OwuorThe Teachers Service Commission said the recruitment and promotion of teachers fall within its main responsibilities and are handled through procedures that are meant to ensure openness and accountability.
By Bradley BosireThe Ministry of Education opened the Grade 10 selection process on August 24, 2026, giving learners until September 11 to make their choices through the Selection and Placement System.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe union is also calling for action on the proposed 2026 Career Progression Guidelines, which it says have faced delays in approval and budgeting by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
By Maureen KinyanjuiUnder the PSC circular issued on March 2, 2026 and later amended on April 28, professors are required to retire at 70 years, down from the previous age of 74.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe Auditor-General questioned the payment, saying KESSHA is a welfare organisation for school principals and is not recognised within the Government funding system.
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iCooperatives and MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya, who served as the chief guest, said Africa must ensure that knowledge gained in schools and laboratories can lead to practical solutions and successful enterprises.
By Maureen KinyanjuiMembers questioned the distribution of textbooks after finding cases where schools received hundreds more books than their requirements, despite shortages reported in schools located in marginalised parts of the country.
By Maureen KinyanjuiMPs on a parliamentary committee scrutinised Auditor-General reports on millions of shillings paid by national secondary schools to KSSHA, raising questions about the legal framework and public accountability for taxpayer-funded contributions. Principals told the committee the payments were intended to support students’ co-curricular activities.
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iEducation Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said the extension was approved after the ministry noted that some eligible students and trainees had been unable to submit their applications within the initial period.
By David AbonyoThe Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has so far brought 22 per cent of universities onto the platform and plans to have the remaining institutions connected by the end of the year.
By Maureen KinyanjuiAt Kitutu Chache South, the committee examined a project that was awarded in April 2019 at Sh57.05 million and was expected to be completed within 52 weeks, by April 24, 2020
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iIn an update issued on Wednesday, September 2, KMTC cautioned prospective students against individuals who may seek money or personal information by claiming to have the ability to influence the admission process.
By Bradley BosireHigher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala said on Tuesday that students should not panic over the delay, saying the government would provide direction once the transition to the new system is complete.
By Maureen KinyanjuiMPs have questioned the management of a Sh69.9 million construction project at Luanda Technical and Vocational College after reports that the works were incomplete two years past the original deadline, with a contractor halting progress and seeking additional payment.
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iThe teachers presented their concerns, particularly on career stagnation, promotions, housing, medical cover and the implementation of their collective bargaining agreement.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe ministry said schools will be supported to make preparations before the heavy rains set in, with attention placed on the safety of learners, teachers and school facilitie
By Maureen KinyanjuiOf the positions announced, 1,470 are for Deputy Headteacher II at Grade C4, T-Scale 9. The vacancies have been listed under Advert No. 110/2026, making them the largest share of the new promotion opportunities.
By Maureen KinyanjuiMPs on the National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education deferred scrutiny of Maasai Mara University’s audit reports after a tense sitting. They questioned why the Vice-Chancellor appeared without key technical officers expected to address audit queries, and they ordered resolution of nine outstanding items before movin
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iThe Public Accounts Committee (PAC) raised concerns that learner enrolment figures in the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) may not have been verified before education capitation was disbursed, citing issues in the Auditor-General’s 2023/2024 report. The Ministry says it will replace NEMIS with KEMIS and says capitation is ba
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iThe commission said the power to recruit and employ registered teachers is directly assigned to it under the Constitution, leaving no room for the President or legislators to issue appointment letters on its behalf.
By Bradley BosireThe initiative was launched three years ago after the county government identified hunger as a major challenge affecting children in school. Since then, the programme has provided daily meals to learners in public primary schools while also helping parents who struggle to provide food for their children during the school day.
By Maureen KinyanjuiWetang’ula said the alleged sale of employment opportunities should attract legal action, warning that corruption should not be allowed to determine who gets a government job.
By Maureen Kinyanjui