Education

Kenyans and leaders have paid tributes to the fallen distinguished literary hero Prof. Ngugi Wa Thiong'o following his death. Ngugi died on Wednesday as confirmed by his daughter, Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ on her social media platform. In a moving message, his family said his wish was not for mourning, but for...

Meru County is poised to launch its inaugural Children’s Policy in 2025, marking a significant stride in child welfare and aligning with the National Care Reform Strategy (NCRS) and the Children Act 2022.  This initiative follows Murang’a County’s pioneering efforts in 2024, where a collaborative approach with the Catholic church led to the development...

As Kenyan institutions struggle with embracing technology in the learning process, an educational organizational EdTech East Africa is calling for partnerships to succeed. Speaking at Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) during the EdTech East Africa Summit, its CEO Jennifer Otieno called for stakeholders’ collaborations to improve the use of technology to improve...

Meru Women Representative Elizabeth Kailemia has said her projects of empowering students from humble backgrounds by sponsoring their education is meant to give hope to many children from poor families. Kailemia said she always had a passion for educating children noting that she would not like to see any child at home due to...

The Ministry of Education has officially commenced preparations for the rollout of Grade 10 in 2026, under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).  As part of these efforts, a sensitization and training initiative for secondary school principals has been launched to ensure that school leadership is well prepared to implement the new senior secondary education...