… National Parents Association chairman Silas Obuhatsa said governments must provide enough teachers, classrooms and learning materials.“We need to put more resources in the education sector so that we have enough teachers, classrooms, study and learning materials to drive the curr …
… National Parents Association chairman Silas Obuhatsa said families facing the prospect of losing their sources of income could struggle to meet basic education costs. …
… Subscribe to our newsletter“In some instances, children are being defiled on their way to school,” Murkomen said, describing the practice as unacceptable and contrary to education regulations.National Parents Association chairman Silas Obuhatsa says the problem is particularly tr …
… National Parents Association Secretary General Dr Maina Wa-Gaithoro said the reforms risk undermining education's role in levelling the playing field for young Kenyans. …
… National Parents Association chairman Silas Obuhatsa say the Council's appeal is important even for adults who postponed sitting KCSE due to financial difficulties, illness, early pregnancies, family responsibilities or other personal circumstances. …
… Subscribe to our newsletter“We are investing in systems that allow secure capture and transmission of assessment data while ensuring teachers are adequately guided on assessment standards,” said Dr Njengere.National Parents Association chairman, Silas Obuhatsa has warned that rep …
… National Parents Association chairman Silas Obuhatsa said the unrest has exposed deep-rooted challenges within Kenya’s education system that go beyond isolated acts of indiscipline. …
National Parents Association chairman Silas Obuhatsa. [File, Standard] Parents could soon pay more for their children in school as a fresh wave of student unrest collides with rising fuel prices, piling more financial pressure on households already struggling with the high cost o …
… National Parents Association chairman Silas Obuhatsa now fears the prolonged fuel crisis and transport paralysis could reverse gains made after schools reopened from the April holidays barely three weeks ago. …
Stakeholders at the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2026 have urged governments and development partners to invest more in specialist healthcare and education, warning that communities cannot achieve better lives without access to specialised treatment and quality learning. Kenya is among beneficiaries of Merck Foundation scholarships, with 328 healthcare professionals across the region having received training in critical medical specialties.
Stakeholders at the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2026 have urged governments and development partners to invest more in specialist healthcare and education, warning that communities cannot achieve better lives without access to specialised treatment and quality learning. Kenya is among beneficiaries of Merck Foundation scholarships, with 328 healthcare professionals across the region having received training in critical medical specialties.
Following President William Ruto's directive ordering undocumented foreign nationals engaged in small businesses to leave Kenya, Burundian families are scrambling to process travel documents at the Burundian Embassy in Nairobi. School-going children face displacement from familiar classrooms and must adjust to an unfamiliar education system, language, and curriculum in Burundi.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has directed schools not to require learners to report before 7:15am, with official classroom learning set from 8am to 3pm, after parents and legislators raised concerns about children waking as early as 4am to attend school. Schools operating outside the approved hours will face disciplinary action.
The government is moving toward a new higher education funding system that could leave graduates with significantly larger debts. The previous HELB allocation of about Sh40,000 annually in 2017 fell short of students' actual costs for tuition, accommodation, food, transport, and research.
The Kenya National Examinations Council is calling on Kenyans who have never sat the KCSE exam, and those wishing to improve grades, to register for the 2027 examinations—the final KCSE under the 8-4-4 system before the country transitions to Competency-Based Education. The 2027 exam will mark the end of the 8-4-4 system in place since 1985.
Parents are expressing concern that learners sent home early on mid-term break may participate in planned anti-government protests, even as schools justify early releases as a safety measure. The anxiety comes amid precautionary early breaks ahead of commemorations for the June 25, 2024, youth-led protests.
The Kenya National Examinations Council faces a critical Sh5 billion deficit as it prepares to administer national exams to a record 3.5 million learners this year, with concurrent assessment systems stretching its logistical and financial capacity.
Lawmakers and education stakeholders are calling for the abolition of boarding schools following unprecedented student unrest across prestigious schools, citing negligence in enforcing safety regulations, overcrowding, inadequate facilities, and mounting discipline challenges. MPs argue that parents have abdicated their responsibilities and that developed countries such as America and Europe do not rely on the boarding school model.
Parents face mounting financial pressure as school unrest and rising fuel prices add to the cost of living burden on households already struggling economically.
A nationwide matatu strike triggered by soaring fuel prices has disrupted learning in schools, colleges and universities, leaving thousands of learners stranded at home as transport systems collapsed. Learners are estimated to have lost more than 16 lessons within two days, and many public schools have suspended learning entirely.