Latest education stories from across Kenya.
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has revealed some of the country’s most sought-after degree programs based on applications received during the 2026 placement cycle. According to KUCCPS CEO Agnes…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has introduced a new digital salary verification process that will require Heads of Institution (HOIs) to confirm the employment status of every teacher before monthly salaries are processed. TSC…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has called on universities to urgently review their teacher training programmes to address a growing shortage of educators in specialized subjects introduced under the Competency-Based Curriculum…
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has opened loan applications for students placed in universities and colleges by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) for the 2026/2027 academic year. The…
Thousands of students are set to begin their higher education journey after the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) released the 2025 placement results for candidates who sat the Kenya Certificate of…
A total of 51,835 students who qualified for university admission by attaining a KCSE mean grade of C+ and above did not apply for placement through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), opting instead for…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has clarified its role in setting university course cutoff points. Speaking during the release of the 2026 KUCCPS placement results on July 8, KUCCPS CEO Agnes Wahome…
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has announced that the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) transfer window will be extended from two weeks to one month, giving students more time to apply for…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has released the placement results for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba released the…
Nyabisase Secondary School in Kisii County has been closed indefinitely following violent unrest among students on July 6. The unrest, according to the Kisii County Director of Education, Philip Chirchir, resulted from opposition to the…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is expected to unveil the 2026 placement results on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Ogamba will announce the placement results for…
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released the official list of accredited institutions licensed to offer law programmes in Kenya for the 2026 academic year, while also identifying universities with pending applications for…
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has published a list of institutions licensed to offer law programmes in Kenya. In a notice published on July 7, CLE stated that only the listed institutions are authorized to offer Master of Laws…
The Ministry of Education has banned schools from purchasing commercial exams. In a circular dated June 30, 2026, the ministry warned that the practice amounts to imposing illegal levies on learners and undermines classroom learning. At…
Kenyan graduates seeking to further their education abroad can now apply for fully funded postgraduate scholarships under the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) program. The scholarship…
The management of Moi University has announced a recovery plan that includes reducing its workforce as the institution struggles with a financial crisis that has lasted for more than 10 years. Appearing before the National Assembly…
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has directed all head teachers and principals to verify that School-Based Assessment (SBA) scores for learners sitting the 2026 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya…
Former Kenyatta University Vice Chancellors Prof. Olive Mugenda and Prof. Paul Wainaina have been summoned by a National Assembly committee to respond to audit queries linked to an alleged Sh6.2 billion loss of public funds. The two former…
The Irish Government has opened applications for the 2027/2028 Ireland Fellows Programme, giving eligible early- and mid-career professionals from selected African countries a chance to pursue a fully funded master’s degree in Ireland. The…
The government has begun implementing President William Ruto’s directive to integrate professional artists into the Kenya Music Festival programme. The move is aimed at strengthening the country’s creative economy and helping young talents…
The Kenya Examinations Council (KNEC) has released the schedule and guidelines for the 2026 Grade 10 and vocational level School-Based Assessments (SBA), outlining how learners, teachers and schools will approach the competency-based…
Scholarship honours: Education’s Enduring Role in Kenya’s Development For generations, education has occupied a singular place in Kenyan society. It has long been viewed as one of the country’s most effective pathways out of poverty,…
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has opened applications for the recruitment of secondary school teachers and college tutors to serve as assessors for the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Oral and…
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has directed the Commission for University Education (CUE) to conduct an audit of the dental training programmes offered by Moi University and the University of Nairobi (UoN). In a directive to the…
