David Muchunguh

4 days ago | nation.africa | David Muchunguh |Mercy Simiyu

What you need to know:Principals are caught up in the acute horns of a dilemma between expectations to deliver excellent results in national examinations and inadequate resources from the government. A principal of a school in Eldoret said the Ministry of Education directed schools to deduct Sh1,500 per learner from the allocated funds for infrastructure development.

5 days ago | nation.africa | David Muchunguh

Prof Amukowa Anangwe taught political science at the University of Nairobi for many years. He, however, burst into the national limelight after dethroning veteran Butere MP Martin Shikuku “The People’s Watchman” in the 1997 elections. President Daniel Moi promptly rewarded him with a Cabinet position. Prof Anangwe’s political star has been flickering since losing the seat to Mr Wycliffe Oparanya in 2002.

1 week ago | nation.africa | David Muchunguh

What you need to know:Ms Macharia’s term at the helm of the commission comes to an end on June 30 2025. Interested candidates should download the application form from the TSC website. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has formally started the process to recruit a secretary to the commission who also serves as its chief executive officer just two months before the incumbent Nancy Macharia retires.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | David Muchunguh

A recent flurry of letters and memos from the Cabinet Secretary for Education, the top leadership at the University of Nairobi, the anti-corruption body, and the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) paints a gloomy picture of the turmoil the institution finds itself in.

3 weeks ago | businessdailyafrica.com | David Muchunguh

The High Court has reinstated members of the council of the University of Nairobi (UoN) whose appointments were recently revoked by the Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Ogamba. And in another twist, the council have been summoned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in relation to alleged irregular payments of their allowances. This is the latest scene in the drama that has rocked the UoN.