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Autistic students thankful to preacher for much needed tablets January 23, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR – A single mother sighed with relief after she received a tablet donated by celebrity preacher Ebit Lew, describing it as a lifeline for her three children with autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to follow the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) method currently in force. Haslinah Hassan, 40, who lives in a public housing scheme in Jalan Hang Tuah here, said her eldest son ...

THE STANDARD COAST Police are holding a middle-aged woman for allegedly failing to take her three children to school over religious beliefs. The woman claimed her religion does not allow her to take children to school according to police reports. The police together with officials from the Ministry of Interior and Coordination have been tracking down parents who are yet to take their children back to school after the resumption of physical learning on January 4.  Taita sub-County Police Comma...

THE STANDARD EDUCATION A teacher at a Standard Eight classroom at Kisii primary school. [Sammy Omingo,Standard] After a 10-month Covid-19 imposed holiday, an estimated eight million primary school learners will this morning start a national assessment. The week-long assessment is being administered by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec), but unlike other conventional examinations, there will be no ranking of learners according to the grades they score. A circular released by Acting K...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | January 9th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Pupils observe Covid-19 guidelines by social distancing. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Education stakeholders say the prolonged closure of schools may have resulted in learning losses, which may be unearthed by the evaluation. Over 30,000 schools have up to the end of next week to prepare children for mass assessments to evaluate learners’ understanding of subjects, 10 months after closure of schools. The Kenya National Ex...

Born in Kipkabus, Uasin Gishu County in 1934, his mother had moved with him to Nandi County before her death but he went back to Kipkabus

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 27): As the year 2020 comes to an end, the country has seen an unprecedented change to the dynamic and culture of education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing schools and varsities to halt operation at certain period. The situation has ‘forced’ millions of students across the country to fully utilise their laptops or devices and start learning from home via online. The question for us now is: “Is Malaysia’s education ready for the new era of learning?” Nonetheless...

Views: Visits 7 As the rest of Kenya woke up last Saturday to celebrate 57 years since the country conquered colonial rule, an eight-year-old girl was conquering the mountain that gave Kenya its name. Elsie Akeyo reached Point Lenana, the highest point a person can reach on Mt Kenya without requiring specialised gear and training, at around 7.20am that day, completing a gruelling task that had taken months of preparation. “We had fun,” an elated Elsie told the Sunday Nation earlier...

In her song titled Linda, Linda, Linda, Whitney says she is tired of poachers sneaking into protected areas to slaughter wild animals, with impunity. “Stop cutting trees because wildlife will flee their habitats. They have a right to be here. They cannot speak for themselves. We have been so cruel to animals,” says Whitney in her song that received accolades from the CS and his entourage. The young conservationist was honoured at the Taita Hills Safari Resort and Spa at Bura in Taita Taveta...