Magoha slams door to the creation of new varsities
Education Cabinet secretary George Magoha yesterday maintained that no new universities would be created in the country –at least in the near future. Magoha made the remarks as he faulted the Commission for University Education (CUE), who he blamed for “allowing the sector to get into the current mess”. He said there is a need […]
For caning to return, law must be changed, says CS
George Kebaso @PeopleDailyKe The debate on whether to return the cane as a form of disciplining in schools has once again been reignited. But to have the cane back in the hands of teachers, the law that put a caveat on corporal punishment has to be changed first according to Education Cabinet Secretary, George Magoha. Speaking […]
Upper primary to receive textbooks January, says CS
Hillary Mageka @hillarymageka Learners in Classes Four, Five and Six will not receive textbooks as earlier anticipated but will instead get them early next year, Education Cabinet secretary George Magoha has said. The learners have been without textbooks for the last two years as ministry faced off with book suppliersover possible book fraud. In January 2017, […]
Ministry of Education: Planned merger of varsities likely to face litigation
Irene Githinji @gitshee The planned universities’ merger initiated by the Ministry of Education could take longer before being actualised, should unions make good their threat to seek legal redress to ensure the right procedure is followed. Trade Unions Congress of Kenya (TUC-Ke) yesterday urged Education Cabinet secretary Prof George Magoha to urgently appoint, gazette and […]
President Uhuru signs into law Supplementary Appropriation Bill
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday evening signed into law the Supplementary Appropriation Bill to release funds for Government expenditure for the financial year that is ending June 30. The law mandates the National Treasury to release Sh161 billion from the Consolidated Fund to various Government departments. The funds are categorised into recurrent expenditure which totals […]