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THE STANDARD By Mohamed Guleid | February 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 According to the Kenyan law, education for children is a right. The Basic Education Act of 2013 states that every child has a right to free and compulsory education. Going to school, therefore, is not a matter of choice, but an obligation. Every parent must ensure his or her child goes to school, failure of which might lead to prosecution. Unfortunately, most children from the pastoralist communities lack this opportunit...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | February 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Education CS Prof. George Magoha addresses the press on January 20, 2021, at Our Lady of Fatima Secondary School in Kariobangi, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The Ministry of Education is proposing major changes to the law that may see it snatch the role of managing public schools from head teachers. The ministry wants the Basic Education Act amended to redefine a ‘manager’ in far reaching changes that may effe...

Teachers’ union fights plan to hire school managers Wednesday February 03 2021 By LYNET IGADWAH Summary The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (Kuppet) has opposed plans by the Education ministry to hire school managers directly. The ministry, through Amendments to the Basic Education Act 2013, has proposed employment of school managers to help head teachers run the institutions more efficiently. Kuppet, however claims that the move is a plot by the Ministry of Education to illegally grab t...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | February 1st 2021 at 12:05:00 GMT +0300 The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary general Wilson Sosion addresses teachers after overseeing Nakuru county KNUT elections at Afraha High school in Nakuru on January 30, 2021.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Schools are facing a serious dilemma on how to discipline learners, as teachers and parents reject the use of the cane to punish errant students. Opinion remains divided on the proposal by the Ministry o...

THE STANDARD OPINION Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion and union chairman Mudzo Nzili with Teachers Service Commission CEO Nancy Macharia at a past function. [File, Standard] Dispute prevention and resolution attract more attention today because they are critical for sound and productive employment relations worldwide. Dispute resolution processes offer a collective bargaining resource to the interested parties and strengthen social partnerships. As confli...

Why mass reopening of school’s is crucial to Kenyan economy Wednesday December 23 2020 Winnie Chepkoech (left) and Ivy Muhash, pupils at Sosiani Primary School in Eldoret, wash hands on Monday when Grade Four and Standard Eight pupils resumed learning following months of Covid-19-enforced closure. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG By OTIENO PANYA Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc all over the world causing dire social, political and economic challenges. According to the World Bank, this pandemic...

MPs also voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge. Opposition Party MPs are however calling for more investments in earlier education. Image: Tiina Jutila / Yle Parliament has approved a proposal to extend the age of compulsory schooling in Finland to 18. At the same time, MPs voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge — meaning students will in future not have to provide their own textbooks. The government hopes the reform will help tackle youth marginalisatio...

MPs also voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge. Opposition Party MPs are however calling for more investments in earlier education. Image: Tiina Jutila / Yle Parliament has approved a proposal to extend the age of compulsory schooling in Finland to 18. At the same time, MPs voted to make secondary education entirely free of charge — meaning students will in future not have to provide their own textbooks. The government hopes the reform will help tackle youth marginalisatio...