Garissa University has assured its new students and parents of adequate security to keep them safe during their 4- year study at the facility noting that enough measures had been put in place to make sure that the events of the 2015 terror attack do …
EDUCATION
Education CS to push for school safety guidelines to become law
As investigations into the cause of the night fire at Hillside Endrasha Academy in Nyeri entered day two, Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba has said that the ministry is considering upgrading the school safety regulations into law.
The CS n…
Leaders call for urgent school safety reforms
Nambala MP Geoffrey Mulanya has urged the government, through the Ministry of Education, to prioritize schools’ safety compliance policies under the strict adherence to safety measures in schools.
The appeal comes following the Hillside Endarasha Ac…
Embu Governor Pushes for Streamlining of Bursary Programmes
Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire has thrown her weight behind the push to streamline government bursaries to curb cases of duplication and multiple-funding of some students.
She said the uncoordinated issuance of various bursaries has seen some students…
Students sent home as teachers’ strike persists
The Nyeri main bus terminus popularly known as the 2NK bus stage was buzzing with activity for the better part of Monday morning as secondary schools started sending learners home due to the teachers’ strike.
From as early as 9am, students from diff…
Kiambu, Nation Media Foundation partner to establish library
The Kiambu County Government has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Nation Media Foundation and the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) to construct a state-of-the-art public library in the area.
The project is a key component of…