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A wave of violent unrest has rocked more than ten secondary schools in Kericho and Bomet counties, leaving behind scenes of destruction worth hundreds of millions of shillings. The unrest has led to the indefinite closure of institutions such as…
More than ten schools in Bomet and Kericho counties have been forced to close following a fresh wave of unrest, with property worth hundreds of millions of shillings destroyed in just one week. Parents are bracing for hefty reconstruction costs…
The Ministry of Education is tightening its grip on fraudulent enrolment after uncovering thousands of ghost learners in the ongoing audit of basic education institutions. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba revealed that at least four schools had presented inflated enrolment…
Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) reforms, designed to transform learning and align education with modern skills, face a critical threat: teacher shortages. Education CS Julius Ogamba confirmed that the system is short of 137,500 teachers, a crisis that could derail the…
As Kenya races toward the January 2026 transition of Competency-Based Education (CBE) learners into senior school, one challenge has become glaring—teachers for specialised fields are in short supply. Among the most pressing gaps is the lack of indigenous language teachers.…
Kenya’s education sector is undergoing one of its biggest reforms in decades, yet the country’s teacher training system is struggling to keep pace. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba admitted that the government faces a shortage of 137,500 teachers, most urgently…
With just three months left before the first cohort of Competency-Based Education (CBE) learners move to senior school, the Ministry of Education has sounded the alarm on a severe teacher shortage across critical learning areas. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba…
Thousands of schools across the country are struggling with delayed government funding after submitting incorrect enrolment data during the ongoing verification exercise. According to the Ministry of Education, 3,485 primary schools and nearly 1,949 secondary schools failed to receive capitation…
The ongoing enrolment verification exercise is set to trigger mass transfers of teachers, as the Ministry of Education moves to correct mismatches between student numbers and staffing levels. Preliminary findings show that while some schools are overcrowded and understaffed, others…