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2 weeks ago | 
nation.africa | winnie atieno |Lucy Mkanyika
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka is stepping up as the new face of Opposition, stepping into the void left by ODM leader Raila Odinga’s shift toward a political rapprochement with President William Ruto. In a fiery weekend tour of the Coast, Mr Musyoka called for an unofficial holiday on June 25 to honour victims of the 2024 Gen Z protests, echoing Mr Odinga’s signature style of rallying the masses in defiance of unpopular government policies. “Now is the time to get it right once and for all.
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2 months ago | 
nation.africa | Lucy Mkanyika |winnie atieno
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said police officers who are set to retire will be posted to the counties where they want to retreat to familiarise themselves with their communities after working away for decades. Mr Murkomen said the welfare of police officers is crucial to the Kenyan Kwanza administration, adding that no police officer will stay in one station for more than three years.
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2 months ago | 
nation.africa | Collins Omulo |winnie atieno
Senators now want the National Treasury to prioritise the timely release of school capitation monies to end the perennial cash flow challenges facing public schools nationwide. The outstanding arrears now pass Sh64 billion. The development follows delays by the national government in releasing outstanding capitation grants to public schools.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
nation.africa | David Muchunguh |winnie atieno
It costs school managers Sh378 each day to keep one learner in a national school in Kenya. Those in extra-county and county schools spend Sh358 daily per learner while day scholars need Sh110. This is according to data put together by the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (Kessha) who now say that either the government or the parents must pay more since the capitation and school fees they receive is not enough for effective learning to happen.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
nation.africa | winnie atieno |Mercy Simiyu
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nation.africa | winnie atieno
The battle over the multibillion-shilling student bursary schemes and the backbone of the education of millions of poor learners has taken a new twist after the Controller of Budget stopped governors from awarding bursaries to students in primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nation.africa | winnie atieno
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started the process of deploying thousands of teachers to teach in junior schools (JS) amid shortages facing public institutions. TSC has invited applications for the deployment of primary school teachers to teach in JS, saying those qualified will be upgraded. However, TSC said it will only deploy teachers serving under permanent and pensionable terms in public primary schools who meet the requisite qualifications.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
nation.africa | winnie atieno
Barely a week after schools reopened for the 2025 term one, principals have begun sending learners home due to lack of capitation. Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (Kessha) officials, led by the National Chairman Willy Kuria, on Sunday, said the school administrators have been pushed to the wall with no alternative but to send the students home. “We have begun sending children home because we have no choice. Principals are very desperate, what will those students eat while in school?
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
nation.africa | winnie atieno
Parents with learners who sat the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) last year have been asked to allow the children to proceed to Grade 7 even as they wait for their results. This came after reports that some learners did not report to school on Monday as the results are not yet to be released. This, however, is a misconception since transition to junior school is automatic and KPSEA results are not used for placement.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
nation.africa | winnie atieno
What you need to know:Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association national vice-chairperson Fuad Ali said that Grade 6 learners have transited to junior school as required. “We are expecting the KPSEA results but the children who were assessed last year have all transited to Grade 7. The results do not stop us from continuing with Grade 7,” he said.
