Principal raising John Osogo High School’s academic bar
John Osogo Boys High School, a lakeside learning institution in Port Victoria, Bunyala sub-county, Busia county, has been posting excellent Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results despite a mountain of challenges.
The school's outstanding...
Busia top KCSE student eyes medicine course
Darwin Omuse, 17, one of the top students in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination in Kenya and the top student in Busia County, has every reason to wear a smile.
He...
AGRIBUSINESS: How rice farming is improving Budalangi residents’ livelihoods
The Bunyala Rice Irrigation Scheme has improved the livelihoods of the local residents due to improved rice production.
According to the statistics obtainable from National Irrigation Authority that manages Bunyala Rice Scheme, the scheme produces...
Busia parent grieving over son’s mysterious disappearance
As Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu was releasing the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam results on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, a desperate mother of seven from Awaat village in Teso North Sub-county,...
Mukudi, the unsung academic hero of Bunyala, Busia
Now aged 49, Mr. John Mark Mukudi is a P1 teacher who has tirelessly taught in Bunyala South zone, Bunyala sub-county, Budalangi constituency, a place known as the worst hardship area of Busia County.
Since...
NGO warns of upsurging teenage pregnancies in Busia
According to findings by the Centre for the Study of Adolescents (CSA), a Kenyan non-profit organization, there has been an increase in teenage pregnancy among school-going children.
Those in the age bracket of 14 and...
Improvements anticipated as Budalangi candidates await exams
More than 6,000 candidates from Bunyala sub-county in Budalangi constituency of Busia County are fully set to tackle the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate...
School Greening Program set to increase county’s forest cover
Forestry is an important sector that supports human existence, and its importance cannot be overemphasized.
Forestry supports the conservation of water catchment areas, provides food and habitat for wildlife, the trees have a medicinal value,...
Preparations to host pioneer JSS students in Busia crystallize
The Ministry of Education has already set up a criterion that would be relied on to identify and enroll all learners presently in Grade Six to Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) across the country in...
“Review CBC,” Busia education stakeholders urge government
When the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) education program, a new education system in Kenya, was introduced in 2017 to replace the 8-4-4 education system, it was fully embraced by all and sundry after being researched...
