Education

The Meru county government has launched a feeding program for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) learners which will cost KSh78 million annually.Governor Kawira Mwangaza said the program is designed to benefit at least 60,000 learners in 777 ECDE centers across the county.Speaking at the county headquarters during the launch, governor Mwangaza said the initiative will enable each...

Former long serving KNUT Meru branch executive secretary and North Imenti MP Silas Muriuki is dead.Muriuki, who was a renowned trade unionist and politician during his life time died Wednesday morning after a long illness.The deceased passed on at around 5:30am at MP Shah hospital in Nairobi where he was undergoing treatment.He died at the age of...

A community based organization has started an ambitious program where they target to donate sanitary pads to at least 1200 girls each month. The program is meant to ensure that the girls stay in school during the menstrual flow and the sanitary towels will be distributed in six schools with priority being given to...

Buuri MP Mugambi Rindikiri has blamed male parents for the poor academic performance of their children and challenged them to take responsibility.He said fathers are to blame for the current plight facing the boy child because majority of them abdicated their duties and left the responsibility to mothers. Speaking at Kirua market during a...

By Our Reporter More than 800 vulnerable students will benefit with more than Sh5.3 million in bursaries from the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). Meru Woman Representative Karambu Kailemia said more than 1500 students are expected to benefit from the NGAAF this year. She spoke while presenting...