How schools are posing risks to learners’ lives

Learners walk home after schools were closed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. The government is finding itaself within a hard place and a rock on making a decision whether to reopen schools soon or not.

A performance audit report on fire preparedness in secondary schools shows that most institutions were not constructed according to prescribed safety standards. The report that was prepared by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu was presented to the National Assembly on Tuesday raises eyebrows as most schools are congested. “School buildings did not adhere to these safety … Read more

Teachers’ salaries should remain intact- Govt told

Schools continue to remain deserted as covid-19 pandemic bites hard.

The government has been warned against any attempts to slash teachers’ salaries. Also receiving a red alert are the owners to private schools in the country. While addressing the press during the launch of a report on mitigation measures and recommendations on reopening of learning institutions, on Wednesday, knut secretary General Wilson Sossion said teachers’ … Read more

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

Education CS George Magoha inspects a past KCSE practical examination.

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 … Read more

It is back to school for teachers

Teachers at a past industrial action march. The insensitive KNEC; This is why teachers are furious with the Council over Exams administration

Teachers may be forced to cut short their covid-19 holiday and report back to schools, if the latest circular by the ministry of education is to go by. According to the contents of the circular, seen by this reporter, most public schools have been left unattended since schools were closed in mid-March as a precautionary … Read more

CS Magoha issues new orders on pregnant school girls

Thousands of school girls said to be pregnant as CS Magoha orders for data collection.

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 … Read more

What CS Magoha said when he received the report from the national covid-19 education response committee

CS MAGOHA speaks after receiving an interim report of the National cOVID-19 Education Response Committee at the KICD offices in Nairobi.

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on Friday received an interim report of the Education Covid-19 Response Committee at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, KICD. While receiving the report CS Magoha said reopening of schools will not be a switch-on-switch off affair; it will be cautious, methodical and based on data, evidence from ⁦the Ministry … Read more