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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
President William Ruto, chairs a Cabinet Meeting at State House, Nairobi on 29/4/2025. [PCS]
President William Ruto’s Cabinet has blamed a combination of violent agitations, budget shortfalls, bureaucratic hurdles and misinformation for slowing down service delivery nearly three years into his administration.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
The government is planning to use simulations to deliver practical-oriented courses under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), as the system prepares to roll out in senior secondary schools in January 2026. Curriculum experts say simulation and modeling will be crucial in teaching subjects such as Aviation and Marine and Fisheries Technology.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Moi University is under fresh scrutiny over its ethnic staffing composition after revelations that the institution is dominated by the Nandi ethnic group and the wider Kalenjin community. An internal report tabled before the National Assembly Committee on Education reveals that 1,183 out of the 2,058 staff in the institution are Kalenjin. Nandi alone makes up over a third of Moi University staff, scooping some 737 members of staff. This represents 36 per cent of the total staff.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Lewis Nyaundi
Education CS Julius Ogamba at Kiirua Technical Training Institute's graduation in Meru. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]
Private schools will be the first to feel the pinch of the government’s plan to end free examination fees, as the National Treasury begins a phased withdrawal of the waiver that has cushioned learners for over a decade.
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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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.
