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THE STANDARD RIFT VALLEY A KCPE candidate left paralysed after allegedly being caned in school on February 2, 2021, on a wheelchair at Iten County Referral Hospital in Elgeyo Marakwet. The pupil has been using a wheelchair for the last 11 days. [Stephen Rutto, Standard] A Class Eight girl at Kibargoyet Primary School in Elgeyo Marakwet County has been left paralysed from the waist down to the feet and is now using a wheelchair after she was allegedly hit by a piece of wood by teachers. The KCPE candidate, 15, was admitted Iten County Referral Hospital for physiotherapy for days, but still, s...

THE STANDARD EDUCATION RELATED VIDEOS Share this story Learning gaps as pupils approach key examinations The analysis further shows about 65 per cent of the candidates were not able to work out word problems on operations on whole numbers MOST READ

New KNEC Exam Model Raises Concern 19 January 2021 - 7:16 am Education CS George Magoha speaks to a student at Langas Primary School in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County on Friday, November 6, 2020 Twitter Headteachers from across the country have raised concerns over the administration of the national assessment examinations for primary school pupils that started on Monday, January 18, 2021. The school heads decried logistical troubles in the preparation for the exams, with several institutions failing to start the exams. The headteachers argued that high internet and printing costs posed a major ...

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 Knec Chief Executive Officer Mercy Karogo says the assessments will be administered up to Friday. Th...

Aunties: The good, bad and the ugly Some are just plain nasty [Photo: Shutterstock] God, who knows everything, long knew He couldn’t be everywhere. So, he created aunties - those sweet, but sometimes sour extensions of your mother. You’re their nephew or niece, whether they are from your father’s or mother’s side of the family, and hence you’re bound together by love, blood and lots of laughter. But aunties come in different shapes, sizes and mood swings. Though most are temperate, there is always that hot-blooded auntie who can’t keep her mouth shut when the rice at the wedding i...