KNEC plans calmer exam season with reduced police presence

KNEC is reducing police presence during the 2025 national exams to create a calmer environment for candidates, security will focus mainly on KCSE centres.

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Record 3.4 million candidates to sit national exams, assessments this year

At least 3.4 million candidates to sit national exams and assessments this year; 996,078 for KCSE and 1,130,669 for KJSEA, KNEC CEO Njengere says.

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Schools yet to get capitation weeks to closing

Just three weeks to the end of the third term, it is now emerging that primary and junior secondary schools are yet to receive capitation funds. 

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Teachers demand assurances ahead of SHA medical shift

Concerns are mounting among teachers that the transition could worsen existing financial problems, potentially locking them out of medical facilities.

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Legal battle looms over teachers' medical cover transfer to SHA

Teachers have vowed to stage a legal battle to safeguard their Sh20 billion medical cover following a proposal to move all teachers to the Social Health Authority scheme.

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Plan to move teachers' Sh20b medical cover to SHA sparks storm

Ruto hinted at the looming shift to SHA at a meeting also attended by union leaders.

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50,000 ghost learners put school heads, ministry directors in trouble

PS Bitok says audit on 60 per cent of schools revealed inflated numbers. Ongoing verification shows Sh5 billion may have been lost in three years.

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Bitok gives update on school capitation, says learners to get Maisha number

Basic Education PS Julius Bitok has announced that all learners will now be issued a Maisha number to serve as their unique identifier throughout their education.

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Ruto courts teachers with pay reforms, promotions, medical cover and housing

President William Ruto on Saturday unveiled a raft of commitments to teachers, pledging reforms on pay, promotions, medical cover, housing and funding.

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Teachers' meeting at State House breaks into 'two-term' chants

One by one, speakers swapped policy talk for political pledges.

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KNUT, KUPPET clash at State House over junior school placement

A brief standoff between the two giant teacher unions, KNUT and KUPPET, emerged when President William Ruto met teachers at State House on Saturday .

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Mayhem in halls of learning: Exam cheating, crime rock universities

Report reveals institutions are struggling not just with academic challenges but also with moral decay. Violent altercations and threats directed at staff have also plunged the institutions.

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School heads press Ruto on funding, promotions, and debts

Government to hire over 20,000 teachers by January 2026 to improve teacher-student ratio, President Ruto says during meeting with teachers at State House.

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Why Ruto's meeting with education stakeholders was postponed

The Standard understands that the meeting was postponed to accommodate other engagements by both the President and Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba.

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REVEALED: Shock of universities with less than 100 students

Shocking details have now emerged of universities and courses with fewer than 1,000 students.

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Lecturers issue seven-day strike notice over unmet pay deal

Teaching and learning could be disrupted in all public universities from next week, after lecturers issued a seven-day strike notice.

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Why over 1,000 schools risk closure

The verification, triggered by a damning Auditor General’s report, has revealed cases of institutions with bloated registers, raising fears of years of misallocated billions in taxpayers’ money.

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Why 50:30:20 school capitaion model is coming to an end

The government could soon scrap the long-standing 50:30:20 funding formula for schools and will now tie disbursements directly to revenue collection. 

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Ministry to release report exposing ghost schools draining taxpayers cash

Education CS Ogamba said that the audit, triggered by a report from the Auditor General, will seek to establish the number of schools and learners before the release of capitation funding.

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All bark, no bite as illegal levies thrive under Ogamba's nose

In January and May, the Education CS warned schools against charging unauthorised levies. But the National Parents Association says the institutions continue to demand illegal fees.

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Crisis looms in the countdown to Grade 10 intake

A circular dated August 8 by Principal Secretary for Basic Education Julius Bitok ordered that all learners will take 10 subjects in senior school.

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No prayer days and prize-givings in third term, Ministry says

Annual General Meetings (AGMs), prize-giving days, thanksgiving events, and dedicated prayer days for candidates have also been scrapped in the term.

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Government extends university funding deadline, releases Sh23 billion for students

First-year students seeking government support to pay university fees now have until September 14 to make applications for funding.

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Revealed: Kenya experienced 2.5 billion cyber-attacks in three months

It has now been revealed that over 2.5 billion cyberattacks targeting various systems in the country were carried out between January and March 2025.

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Back to school: Parents, schools brace for chaotic reopening amid cash crisis

Anxiety has gripped parents as schools reopen on Monday and institution managers insist on full payment of fees.

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Uncertainty over university fees as CS keeps costs under wraps

Mystery still clouds the true cost of university education after the government declined to reveal the actual price of degree programmes under its new funding model.

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Loreto Limuru, TSC investigate teachers in sexual harassment case

Loreto High School Limuru has placed two teachers through a disciplinary hearing and kicked off a safety review in the institution after allegations of sexual harassment case.

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Varsity students in limbo amid lecturers go slow

Some students don’t know the new fees after reduction under new funding model. Some lecturers have also withheld examination results for continuing stundts.

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Court battles bleed billions from public universities

Public universities are bleeding billions of shillings through court awards and settlements, piling onto the weight of an already crumbling higher education sector.

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Prof James Onyango appointed new CUE chairperson

President Ruto appoints Prof James Owino as Commission for University Education chairperson for three years effective August 15, replacing Prof Chacha Nyaigotti.

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How Ruto's policies end in confusion and resistance

Nearly three years into President William Ruto's administration, many of his promises appear to be caught in a loop of disruption, chaos, and last-minute damage control.

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Varsities VCs protest course fee cuts as debts soar to Sh85 billion

The VCs also fault the government for not remitting Sh22 billion owed to universities under the  new funding model for the last two years.

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Kuppet shifts tone, asks parents to share the cost of school fees

Kuppet Secretary-General Akelo Misori argued that education is a costly venture and that parents must be prepared to shoulder part of the burden.

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Eyes on Ruto as varsity funding model tweaked for fourth time

The government has collapsed the six bands that were used to determine a student’s level of financial need.

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Reprieve for university students as state slashes fees in new structure

The government has lowered tuition fees for university students, but in doing so, has pushed the institutions, already wallowing in Sh85 billion debt, into deeper financial mess.

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Early close for broke schools as Treasury starves education sector

Some public schools across the country have closed for second term, a week earlier than scheduled for the August holiday, in a desperate move driven by severe cash shortages.

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Ghost schools get millions amid looming death of free education

Parents might soon pay fees for their children after top officials declared that the government was unable to fund free education.

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Exam pressure, cash crisis blamed for fresh wave of unrest in schools

More than 10 secondary schools have reported violent strikes, arson attacks and widespread indiscipline in the past week alone.

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400,000 teachers set for pay rise as State, unions seal Sh33b deal

The over 400,000 teachers under the TSC will this month smile to the bank after the government and their unions reached a new pay deal.

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How education system fails deserving high school leavers

Most KCSE graduates lack opportunities for further training or education. Rising youth unemployment threatens national stability and economic growth.

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