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1 day ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Pupils at Nyandarua Boarding Primary School parade where parents also attended to file a petition. [Photo/James Munyeki]Boarding secondary schools across the country will be required to admit day scholars starting January next year. The initiative is part of new guidelines by the Ministry of Education, seen by The Saturday Standard, to accommodate the first cohort of Grade 10 learners under the Competency-Based Curriculum.
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2 days ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba during the National Drama and Film Festival Gala at Melvin Jones Academy in Nakuru on April 15, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]Parents could soon be thrust at the centre of financing their children’s education after enjoying more than two decades of free primary and free day secondary education.
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2 days ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Moi Forces Academy Grade 9 students during the launch of Grade 9 classrooms at Moi Forces Academy in Nairobi on January 30, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]Details of how your child should select a learning pathway have emerged, some of which mirror the Form One selection as practised under the 8-4-4 education system.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
35-year-old Rose Njeri who was arrested for creating a link for Kenyans to give views on Finance Bill 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has intervened following the arrest of Rose Njeri, a Kenyan web developer detained on Friday afternoon under unclear circumstances. According to LSK, Njeri was initially denied access to legal counsel, and repeated efforts to secure her release on police bail have been unsuccessful.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Cabinet secretary ministry of Education Prof.Julius Migos Ogamba,during the launch of The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Foundation officially and its ambitious scholarship programme, dubbed ‘Inuka’,on 7th April 2025 at Kenya Institute of Special Education(KISE).The initiative aims to support secondary and tertiary scholarships for students with disabilities.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
From left, Moses Nthurima KUPPET Deputy Secretary General, Omboko Milemba KUPPET chairman and Emuhaya MP. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) is now lobbying Parliament to anchor a raft of new allowances for teachers into law, in a bid to safeguard educators’ welfare and enhance professional motivation.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Students sit for mathematics paper during a past examination. [File, Standard]A national crisis is unfolding, with over three million learners at risk of being affected due to delayed funding for this year’s national examinations—the largest exam cycle in Kenya’s history.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
University of Nairobi Council Chair Prof Amukowa Anangwe at UoN Towers. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]The University of Nairobi Council is now negotiating for a soft landing, opting to exit the institution through resignation, The Standard has learnt. It is also emerging that Prof Bitange Ndemo is being engaged to take up the vice chancellor’s position, which he had declined.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Harvard University logo. [source,Harvard]Harvard University has condemned a Trump administration directive that bars it from enrolling international students, terming the move “unlawful.”In a statement dated Friday, May 23, the university vowed to support the impacted students and reaffirmed its commitment to its global academic community. “The government’s action is unlawful.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi |Clinton Ambujo
University of Nairobi Council chairperson Prof Amukowa Anangwe. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]Four members of the University of Nairobi Council were Friday morning arrested by officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over allegations of abuse of office. They include the Council Chairperson Prof Amukowa Anangwe, two council members Carren Omwenga and Ahmed Abdullahi, and another suspect identified as Brian Ouma. EACC Head of Communications Stephen Karuga confirmed the arrests.
