By Lydia Gichuki Parents and secondary school students from Northern Samburu are unsure of resuming school as the region is being ravaged by drought that has left many in poverty. It is estimated that more than 13,000 students in over 60 schools in Marsabit and Samburu counties are struggling to stay in or out of […]
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By Lydia Gichuki Secondary school principals are pushing for the amendment of the Children’s Act to add provision in which students will have responsibilities towards school properties. Speaking during Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) national conference in Mombasa, KESSHA chairman Indimuli Kahi said this will aid in stopping the very many cases of school
By Lydia Gichuki Equity Bank has warned that it will stop sponsoring indiscipline students in their Wings to Fly program. Speaking during the commissioning 0f 422 students’ beneficiaries at Garrisa University, Equity Bank marketing manager, David Nyamu said that the program will only sponsor students who are well behaved. He added that they are partnering
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By Raisa Okwaras Education CS George Magoha has fired a directive that is meant to bar students sitting for national examinations in Kenya from carrying large sums of hard money with them to their examination rooms. This comes in after some students were caught with large sums of money in their pockets as they were
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KUCCPS, in July, said they had completed the selection process for those who applied for placement to local universities and colleges By Ivy Maloy Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has announced that the process for university placement for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) students is now complete. The agency noted that the
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Ngoma said 31,168 students, translating to 66.8%, have so far joined Form 1 By Ivy Maloy More than 15,000 students from Kisii county are yet to join Form 1, the county director of education Pius Ngoma has said. He singled out Etago, Marani, Gucha and Gucha South sub counties as the worst affected by low
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A major crisis is looming as secondary schools struggle to accommodate the high number of students By Ivy Maloy A major crisis is looming as secondary schools struggle to accommodate the high number of students in order to meet the government’s 100 per cent primary to secondary transition policy. Other pupils in the countryside were
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Police detained 23 students in Kirinyaga County after they were nabbed drinking in a pub. By Ivy Maloy Police in Kirinyaga County on Sunday arrested 23 students in a local bar at Nurubani Market in Mwea constituency. According to Mwea-East Sub-county Police Commander Daniel Kitavi, security officers from Wang’uru police station stormed Club Season Ngurubani
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By Constance Ndeleko Why are students torching down their own facilities? Five students from Karumandi Boys High School are being held in police custody at the Gichugu, Kirinyaga County for allegedly burning down school dormitory. Gichugu Police Commander Anthony Mbogo states that, the fire was reported to have began at around 4am burning down a
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The Director of criminal investigations has warned students against engaging in criminal activities following an increase of arson in schools. By Collins Orono Students have been warned against involvement in arson following such incidences in the recent past where students destroyed properties in schools. The Director of criminal investigations on Monday warned students in Secondary schools,
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