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Augustine Oduor

Forum calls for collaboration to up food safety

According to GAP global president Kristian Moeller, it is time to scale up the holistic approach to farm assurance that comprises of voluntary standards, certification and benchmarking.

By Dr Paul Kang'ethe 1 year ago

Forum calls for collaboration to up food safety

Devki eyes power sector with 60MW wind farm in Kwale

Devki eyes power sector with 60MW wind farm in Kwale

By Dr Paul Kang'ethe 2 years ago

Five men in custody over gun and teargas canisters

Five men in custody over gun and teargas canisters

By Dr Paul Kang'ethe 2 years ago

Kenya Power replaces directors who quit in a huf

Kenya Power replaces directors who quit in a huf

By Dr Paul Kang'ethe 2 years ago

Potato farmers to get quality seeds, increase profits

The partnership focuses on strengthening the potato value chain in Kenya. Will provide stable and strong economic returns for the country's potato farmers.

By Dr Paul Kang'ethe 2 years ago

Potato farmers to get quality seeds, increase profits

Form One headache for parents

With KCPE results for more than 1.2 million candidates released, focus now turns to Form One selection.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Form One headache for parents

Magoha points fingers at staff for corruption in education ministry

Ministry of Education staff are in a spot over allegations some of them pilfer public resources.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Magoha points fingers at staff for corruption in education ministry

KCPE: Magoha to announce results today

Magoha said the results would be released depending on President Kenyatta’s diary.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

KCPE: Magoha to announce results today

Deadline: KCSE candidates have until April 1 to apply for courses

Last year, nearly 500,000 students who sat the KCSE examination were not placed in any university or college course.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Deadline: KCSE candidates have until April 1 to apply for courses

Inside reforms that tightened cheating in KCPE, KCSE exams

Disbanding the KNEC board was just part of the elaborate strategy that Matiang’i mooted to curb the increasing examination irregularities.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Inside reforms that tightened cheating in KCPE, KCSE exams

Uproar over exam administration as more cases of cheating reported

Cases of cheating, malpractice and impersonation have been reported in the ongoing national examination as KNEC, Ministry blamed.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Uproar over exam administration as more cases of cheating reported

Magoha: KCPE exam results to be out next week

Marking of multiple-choice questions was made easy by use of OCR machines.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Magoha: KCPE exam results to be out next week

64 teachers deregistered for forgery, indiscipline

Some 64 teachers have been deregistered for various disciplinary cases while some forged academic documents during recruitment.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

64 teachers deregistered for forgery, indiscipline

Keep off university courses, CUE tells professional bodies

The universities regulator has cautioned professional bodies to cease threatening students, noting courses accreditation matters was settled by court.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Keep off university courses, CUE tells professional bodies

Why KCPE results will be out in two weeks

Prof Magoha said marking of the scripts for the 1.2 million candidates on the first day and will be completed in due course.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Why KCPE results will be out in two weeks

Cost of national exams under the 8-4-4 system

Printing examination papers abroad costs about Sh1.5 billion per year.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Cost of national exams under the 8-4-4 system

Why MPs want teacher refresher courses stopped

They also want the training fees of Sh6,000 paid by the government and the list of institutions offering the refresher courses expanded.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Why MPs want teacher refresher courses stopped

Poor, vulnerable Kenyans set to benefit from new initiative

Beneficiaries under the Inua Jamii programmes receive Sh2,000 every month.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Poor, vulnerable Kenyans set to benefit from new initiative

Moment of truth for 2.1m learners as KCPE, KCSE exams begin

Schools to take a two-month break to allow candidates to sit national examinations.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Moment of truth for 2.1m learners as KCPE, KCSE exams begin

Exams crisis looms as teachers vow to down their tools over pay

Kuppet will today issue seven-day strike notice ahead of KCPE and KCSE tests. Misori says TSC has failed to reopen talks on better salaries...

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Exams crisis looms as teachers vow to down their tools over pay

All set for KCPE, KCSE exams that start in two weeks’ time

Plans are complete to administer this year’s national examinations to 2.1 million KCPE and KCSE candidates.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

All set for KCPE, KCSE exams that start in two weeks’ time

Auditor raises queries over funding of public varsities

The Universities Fund is mandated to apportion funds to public universities and issue conditional grants to private universities.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Auditor raises queries over funding of public varsities

Ministry seeks new data system for learners

The Government could spend millions of shillings to build a fresh data system to capture learners’ details under the new education curriculum.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Ministry seeks new data system for learners

Top education officials eyeing political seats in 2022

Announcing his intent to vie, Hassan said he has been tried and tested in several senior government positions.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Top education officials eyeing political seats in 2022

Public universities no longer at ease as fund allocation hits snag

Public universities are staring at another tough year as the government fails to allocate Sh74 billion to stabilise the institutions.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Public universities no longer at ease as fund allocation hits snag

Let State pay for annual teachers’ refresher course, legislators say

MPs have asked the TSC to prepare legal documents that will facilitate the government to pay annual refresher training fees for tutors.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Let State pay for annual teachers’ refresher course, legislators say

Practicals, essays and no multiple choice questions in first CBC tests

Competency-Based Assessments entail a balance between formative and summative assessments. Teachers say each question require learners to think...

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Practicals, essays and no multiple choice questions in first CBC tests

Magoha and team off to UK to oversee exam printing

March examinations will be the first of two separate sets to be administered this year as the country embraces reforms.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Magoha and team off to UK to oversee exam printing

Online lessons to address teacher shortage – TSC

The government will today launch an online teaching plan that will help address the teacher shortage and deliver lessons to learners

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Online lessons to address teacher shortage – TSC

TSC to hire 154 tutors as more trainees go for diploma courses

The vacancies will be filled by qualified teachers from secondary schools; purely for deployment and not for promotion.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

TSC to hire 154 tutors as more trainees go for diploma courses

Fresh rules for new school board members

Employees of Ministry of Education and TSC shall not be nominated for appointment to Boards of Management.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Fresh rules for new school board members

Knec’s new five-year examinations plan to address clear threats

Council lists threats and fears, reveals strategies to administer and safeguard national examinations.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Knec’s new five-year examinations plan to address clear threats

Schools to receive Grade Six books from next week

Grade Six textbooks to be in schools when the next calendar year starts in April and will be distributed and used from April 2022 to 2026.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Schools to receive Grade Six books from next week

Teachers left on their own to deal with drug abuse among students

The government is now on the spot for looking the other way as school heads violate provisions of a strategy document on drugs and substance abuse.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Teachers left on their own to deal with drug abuse among students

Stop forced drug testing in schools, Magoha told

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha is in a spot for supporting mandatory drug test for high school students.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Stop forced drug testing in schools, Magoha told

8-4-4 learners to sit four exams as CBC pioneers enter key grade

Two sets of KCPE and KCSE tests will be administered in March and December.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

8-4-4 learners to sit four exams as CBC pioneers enter key grade

Pivotal events in education sector as schools and colleges reopen

This year is critical for the education sector.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Pivotal events in education sector as schools and colleges reopen

Teachers in new demands, among them pay deal signed last year negotiated afresh

Teachers want the salary deal signed last year without monetary benefit to be renegotiated.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Teachers in new demands, among them pay deal signed last year negotiated afresh

2022 Critical education events as schools open

Some of the critical events and players charged with regaining lost academic time and upcoming reforms.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

2022 Critical education events as schools open

Junior secondary headache may persist this year

Secondary schools within reasonable radius of primary schools will be utilised by junior secondary learners.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Junior secondary headache may persist this year

Covid pandemic blamed for indiscipline in learning institutions

Effects of a prolonged closure of schools in 2020 over Covid-19 spilled over to this year disrupting the learning calendar, fanning indiscipline.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Covid pandemic blamed for indiscipline in learning institutions

TSC gifts 1, 900 teachers with promotions

All the promotions are based on Career Progression Guidelines for teachers, at least 53 teachers been selected to move to position of Chief Principal.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

TSC gifts 1, 900 teachers with promotions

Exam fees could go up as Knec seeks to raise Sh6b

Council says raising exams fees is one way to raise money to fund operations. But this will not affect national exams because government pays the fees

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Exam fees could go up as Knec seeks to raise Sh6b

Fresh concerns over exam preparedness as schools close early

The revised education calendar shows that second term started on October 11 and was to end on December 23.

By Augustine Oduor 2 years ago

Fresh concerns over exam preparedness as schools close early

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