Bomet County Government has made a commitment continue supporting needy students through sponsorship and bursaries. Education and Vocational Training Chief Officer Dr. John Keter said the County Government has partnered with the Catholic Church, which also supports the less privileged learners, with the objective of enabling them acquire education like their able counterparts. Keter said…
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Kenya news Kalaazar disease torments young learners in West Pokot
Kalaazar also known as Visceral Leishmaniasis has proved to be one of the most tropical diseases in the arid parts of West Pokot affecting hundreds of young learners silently without being noticed. The disease, caused by a Protozoa parasite of sandfly species, has seen a majority of pastoralist children affected. As a result, several groups…
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Kenya news Agency keen to empower JSS teachers and learners on STEM subjects
File picture The Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) is conducting a STEM outreach program across the country to equip Junior School (JS) teachers and learners with knowledge and practical skills in the STEM learning areas. The agency encourages use of locally available materials in the learning of concepts in STEM…
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Kenya news English language proficiency is declining among learners – Kenya News Agency
Education stakeholders in Kiambu County have raised concern over the dwindling proficiency in the English language among learners, attributing this to the overuse of slang. This was raised during an annual contest event of both written and spoken English among learners from 27 public schools at Mary Hill Girls High School in Thika, where school…
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Kenya news Teachers, learners welcome STEM On the Wheels in Uasin Gishu – Kenya News Agency
Teachers and learners across various primary schools in Uasin Gishu County have praised the Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) STEM Outreach Mentorship Programme in the county. The programme aims at enhancing learners’ and teachers’ creative and innovative skills through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to enable as many learners…
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Kenya news More learners to benefit from school feeding program in Limuru Constituency – Kenya News Agency
More Children in Limuru constituency are set to benefit from a school feeding programme after the MP John Kiragu promises to increase the number of schools benefiting from Food4Education, Feeding programme. During the Phase 2 launch of the programme, held at a Kamandura Primary School, ‘Mega Kitchen’, the MP urged parents to be patient as…
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Kenya news CEMASTEA Conducts Outreach to Motivate Learners to Embrace STEM Education in Kilifi – Kenya News Agency
Education agency Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has conducted an outreach programme aimed at motivating learners to embrace the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Kilifi County. The four-day STEM Mentorship and Outreach Programme, which took place at Kachororoni, Gandini, Pingilikani and Magogoni Junior schools is part of…
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Kenya news Islamic Relief Renovates, Constructs Classrooms to Support Learners in Kilifi and Tana River – Kenya News Agency
Islamic Relief organisation, in collaboration with the National and County governments, is working to renovate dilapidated classrooms and construct new ones to improve the learning environment in public schools in Kilifi and Tana River Counties to support students who have been studying under trees and in poorly maintained buildings. Through its school renovation initiative, the…
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Kenya news School heads instructed to admit learners affected by floods – Kenya News Agency
School heads across the country have been instructed to admit their schools’ learners affected by floods without conditions. Schools re-opened for the second term on May 13 following two postponements over floods that have ravaged the country since last month. Speaking at Iftin Primary School in Garissa, where he led a tree planting exercise in…
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Kenya news Several Juja Flood affected Learners Yet to Report to School – Kenya News Agency
Several learners from Weithethie, Juja Sub County, Kiambu County who were affected by the recent floods that ravaged several parts of the country are yet to report to school due to lack of basic school items. Joseph Waweru, one of the area Nyumba kumi members said the learners do not have books, uniform and other…
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