"I Am Committed To Building Nithi Bridge", Ruto Says As He Unveils Multi-Billion Education And Development Projects In Meru
President William Samoei Ruto has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to expanding education, strengthening infrastructure and accelerating development p...
Education CS Ogamba Forms Multi-Stakeholder Team to Address Rising School Unrest
The government has constituted a multi-stakeholder team to investigate the growing cases of unrest in secondary schools and recommend practical measures to impr...
Court Orders Mental Health Assessments for Eight Utumishi Girls' Murder Suspects Before Plea
Eight students accused over the fatal dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy will undergo mental health assessments before taking plea on 16 counts of murder,...
Govt Debt To Publishers Raises Fears Of Textbook Supply Delays
The Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) has warned that delayed government payments amounting to approximately Sh9.2 billion could interfere with the printing an...
Second-Term Midterm Break To Proceed As Scheduled Despite School Unrest
The government has ruled out an early nationwide closure of schools despite a recent wave of unrest reported in learning institutions, maintaining that the seco...
Multimedia University Students Protest Over Exam Delays After Lecturers’ Strike Disrupts Academic Calendar
Tension flared at the Multimedia University of Kenya in Nairobi after students staged protests over delayed examinations and continued uncertainty in the academ...
Ichung’wah Links School Arson To Violent Protest Culture
Majority Leader and Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah has suggested that the growing trend of school arson could be influenced by the culture of destruction witnessed...
Oscar Sudi Warns Students Against School Arson During Ngeria Girls Swimming Pool Launch
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi used the commissioning of a new swimming pool at Ngeria Girls Secondary School to call on students across the country to protect school i...
Government Dissolves Utumishi Girls Academy Board After Deadly Dormitory Fire
The government has dissolved the Board of Management of Utumishi Girls Academy and launched disciplinary action against senior school officials following the de...
Nation In Shock As Gilgil School Blaze Claims at least 16 Lives And Injures Over 80 Students
A devastating fire broke out at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, in the early hours of Thursday morning, triggering a large-scale emergency resp...
Nyeri National Polytechnic Closed Indefinitely After Student Unrest
Nyeri National Polytechnic has been closed indefinitely following violent student protests that broke out on May 22, 2026, disrupting academic activities and fo...
PS Bitok orders urgent KICD action on Grade 11 textbooks amid procurement scrutiny
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has directed the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to fast-track the completion of procurement p...
Education Ministry Cracks Down on Age Cheating and Doping in School Sports
The Ministry of Education has announced a crackdown on age cheating and doping in school sports, warning that teachers who facilitate such practices will face d...
Collins Oyuu Re-Elected Knut Secretary-General Unopposed As Patrick Karinga Takes Chair
Collins Oyuu has been re-elected unopposed as Secretary-General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers for another five-year term following the union’s nationa...
Kuppet Demands TSC Hire And Compensate 44,000 Intern Teachers After Court Blow
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has escalated its demands to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), calling for the immediate employ...
Kenya’s Public Universities Drown in Ksh100B Debt, MPs Demand Answers
Public universities in Kenya are facing a deepening financial crisis as liabilities tied to pending bills have climbed above Ksh 100 billion, sparking alarm amo...
Injured Deaf Students Rushed To Kapsabet Hospital Following Accident
A tragic accident at a school for the deaf in Kapsabet, Nandi County, on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, has left one learner dead and ten others injured after fallin...
Court of Appeal Faults TSC Procedure in Sossion Dismissal, Upholds Termination
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the process used by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to end the employment of Wilson Sossion did not comply with the Cod...
Education Ministry Faces Sh111 Billion Funding Deficit Despite Historic Budget Demand
The Ministry of Education continues to grapple with a Sh111 billion funding gap for the 2026/27 financial year, even after submitting a historic budget demand o...
KISE Launches Landmark Giftedness Diagnostic Tool
Kenya has taken a definitive leap toward a more inclusive and talent-focused education system with the official unveiling of the Gifted and Talented (GT) Diagno...
KNEC to Roll Out Electronic KCSE Certificates and Online Verification System
The Ministry of Education has announced that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will introduce electronic KCSE certificates alongside an online veri...