Latest education stories from across Kenya.
The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has announced fully funded Master’s and PhD scholarships under the Laser Enabled Manufacturing of Solar Systems (LaSoMa) project. In a notice on Monday, May 11, JKUAT said…
Nursing and Medicine dominated health sciences enrolment as student numbers in public and private universities rose to 37,908 in the 2025/26 academic year, according to the 2026 KNBS Economic Survey. According to the survey, the figure…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is seeking to lower the minimum entry grade for diploma teacher training courses to C plain as part of major reforms targeting the teaching profession. Under proposed amendments to the TSC Code of…
Students revising for finals got an ugly surprise this week when they tried to log into Canvas. Instead of lecture notes, quizzes, or grade postings, many saw a ransom note from a hacking group called ShinyHunters. The disruption hit on…
The Germany government has opened applications for the International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) programme for select African graduates, including Kenyans, with successful applicants set to receive a monthly stipend of Ksh 106,000.…
President William Ruto and Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Collins Oyuu have taken different positions on calls by Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers for autonomy and separate leadership for Grades 7, 8, and…
President William Ruto said teachers employed as interns should serve on contract for a maximum of two years before being automatically absorbed into permanent and pensionable terms. Speaking at the national education conference on May 7,…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has issued a final reminder to Form Four leavers as the application portal for university and college placement closes on May 6, 2026, at 11.59 pm. The agency is urging…
Teachers’ unions have intensified pressure on the Ministry of Education and the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) over delayed payments to examiners, despite its record budget allocation. President William Ruto has also boasted in…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a show-cause letter to the Alliance Girls High School principal for hiking fees to Ksh 120,000 from Ksh 53,000 approved by the Ministry of Education. As part of the disciplinary process, the…
Parents and students have been thrown into confusion after Sigalagala National Polytechnic asked placed learners to pay the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) fee of KSh 1,500 again, despite many of them…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Student Portal for the 2026 placement cycle, covering degree, TVET, and KMTC programs, opened on April 7, 2026. This application window runs for 30 days, with the…
The government of Uganda, under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni, has proposed a salary increase structure for arts teachers. The move comes after years of concern over stagnant wages, particularly among primary school teachers…
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Migos Ogamba has made new appointments and re-appointments to the councils of Kitale National Polytechnic, Kisii National Polytechnic, and Sigalagala National Polytechnic. In a gazette notice dated…
Kenya has been challenged to strengthen domestic health financing and invest in resilient, locally driven healthcare systems to improve service delivery and preparedness against emerging health threats. The call was made during the World…
An investigation by the Ministry of Education has found that Alliance Girls High School spent millions of shillings on non‑essential items, resulting in an unauthorized increase in school fees for the 2026 academic year. The report by the…
Mirithu Girls Secondary School in Kiambu County has been closed indefinitely after a dormitory fire destroyed property. The school dormitory was destroyed in a fire that broke out on Wednesday night, April 29, leaving students counting…
The Ministry of Education has initiated disciplinary action against Alliance Girls High School Principal Margaret Njeru over an illegal school fee hike far beyond the approved limit. Ms. Njeru is accused of hiking school fees from the…
Alliance Girls High School principal Margaret Njeru is set to face disciplinary action after the Ministry of Education found that the school implemented a large, unauthorized fee increase, placing a heavy burden on parents and guardians.…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has declared its stance on hiring the 44,000 intern teachers on a permanent and pensionable basis. In a statement dated April 29, TSC announced plans to implement a court ruling issued on 27 February…
The Ministry of Education has clarified the structure of primary school capitation disbursement following a circular issued on April 23 and signed by Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok. In his statement, Bitok has explained…
The University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenyatta University (KU), and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) are among public universities that recorded reduced government funding in the 2025/26 financial year. According…
Kenyans have expressed mixed reactions after the Ministry of Education announced an allocation of Ksh 95 per learner in public primary schools for textbook maintenance, exercise books, teachers’ guides and reference materials, and…
A report by the Kenya National Examinations Council has unearthed the deteriorating standards of education under the Curriculum Based Education. The National Assessment System for Monitoring Learner Achievement Grade 3 study report has…
