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West Pokot Youth Empowered with Business Grants through Ajira Poa Project
In a bit to enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship among the youth, 20 young people from West Pokot County have benefited from grants totaling Sh800,000....
Eldoret Polytechnic Partners with Startup Lions to Empower Turkana Youth
The Eldoret National Polytechnic has signed a memorandum of service with Startup Lions to equip young people from the Turkana county with key life...
Bible Society of Kenya Delivers Good News Bibles to Schools in Kerio Valley
In a bid to foster peace and reconciliation in the violence-ridden Kerio Valley, the Bible Society of Kenya delivered Good News Bibles for school...
Teachers Allowed to Access Pensions After Resignation for University Jobs
In a major reprieve for teachers, the Teachers Service Commission has written to the Director of Pensions at the National Treasury, giving an order...
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa Distributes Bursary Cheques, Plans Shift in Funding Focus
Kakamega's Governor Fernandes Barasa has started disbursing bursary cheques to schools in the county. In the 2023/2024 financial year, the county government allocated Sh4...
KUPPET Raises Alarm Over Potential Cancellation of National Exams Due to Insufficient Funding
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) is worried that the Kenya National Examinations Council might fail to sit for national exams this...
Makueni County Converts 453 ECDE Teachers to Permanent and Pensionable Terms
In a bid to enhance Early Childhood Education in Makueni County, Executive Member for Education, Elizabeth Muli announced a conversion of 453 Early Childhood...
Secondary School Candidates in Kirinyaga to Benefit from NGAAF Initiative
This year, candidates sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Kirinyaga County, are set to benefit from an initiative spearheaded by County...
Crisis Looms Over Budget Cuts on Exam and Invigilation Fees
A major crisis looms over the Kenya National Examinations Council following the announcement of a recent budget cut by the National Treasury. Education stakeholders...
Kuppet Demands Immediate Reinstatement of Teachers’ Medical Insurance Scheme
Kuppet is now demanding the immediate reinstatement of the withdrawn medical insurance scheme for tutors. According to the union, a good number of teachers...
Trouble Brews at Kenya Literature Bureau Over Payment Disputes and Workplace Issues
A host of legal tussles relating to payment rows, discrimination, ethnicity, and bad blood at the work place are facing the Kenya Literature Bureau...
Proposal to Replace Bursary Fund Draws Mixed Reactions in Nakuru
A proposal to replace the bursary fund with direct funding to schools draws mixed reactions from Nakuru parents. Tucked away in this debate is...
NEWS
Grade 9 Textbooks Distribution to Begin in Molo Sub-County
Starting next month, Grade 9 textbooks will be distributed to Junior Secondary Schools in Molo Sub-County, Nakuru County, up until January 31, 2025. This...
GENERAL
Butula High School and All Saints Embu Storm into Rugby 15s Semi-Finals at EASSSA
Butula High School and All Saints Embu, rugby powerhouses, have booked a ticket in the semi-finals of the EASSSA games rugby 15s currently going...
GUIDES
How to Appeal if You’re Placed in the ‘Wrong’ Funding Band: A Guide for First-Year University Students
A new funding model that was introduced by the government of Kenya, has expressed a lot of concern from first-year students and their families....