2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
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Education

Get the latest happenings in the educational institutions from early childhood to tertiary institutions both locally and nationally, also get insights from the ministry of education and other affiliated organizations

Professor David Ngugi, shares a piece of cake with his grandchildren on his 80th Birthday celebration. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Prof. Ngugi: Rethinking CBC, academic philanthropy and stakeholder reinvention

Cracking CBC is an easy and affordable task. Teachers and academic stakeholders should approach education creatively. Patience is key as Kenyans await the fruit of the new curriculum. Successful past generations embraced CBC-like mentorship. Professor David Ngugi is...
Sinaida Ayodi, a mother of two. She successfully battled rheumatic heart disease. PHOTO/Tebby Otieno, Scholar Media Africa.

Why teachers should support children battling heart-related diseases

Sinaida Ayodi started playing football in her early life in primary school. Her passion for the game grew so much that she knew she would be a female footballer star in Kenya and Africa.  Her interest...
Entrance of the TereseaOyiolo Library, a charity service from the Teresa Oyiolo Foundation. PHOTO/Gilbert Ochieng, Scholar Media Africa.

Busia: Better education as Foundation unveils modern library

Non-governmental Foundation behind the modern educational facility. Thousands are set to benefit from the charity. CS Ababu Namwamba among guests during the launch. Improvements expected, with online service being a priority. A library is “any organized collection...
Left: Mr. Zhao Xiyuan, chargé d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, Mrs. Evelyn Nabukwesi, Chief Principal, State House Girls High School, Prof. Julius Ogeng’o, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs at UoN and other guests pose for a group photo during the launch of Confucius Classroom on March 15, 2023 at State House Girls High School. PHOTO/Tebby Otieno, Scholar Media Africa.

State House Girls’ Confucius Classroom to fix Mandarin demand

Hawi Olivia, a form three student at State House Girls High School, is one of the school’s fluent Chinese language speakers.  Olivia, who joined her school’s Chinese Club when she was in form one two...
Left: Meru University of Science and Technology Chancellor, Dr. James Mwangi, Education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu and the university's Vice Chancellor, Prof. Romanus Odhiambo during the signing of visitors' book after receiving the CS ahead of the graduation on March 10, 2023. PHOTO/MUST.

Double joy as Meru University celebrates tenth anniversary, graduation

Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) held its 10th graduation ceremony and celebrated its tenth anniversary since the Award of Charter in a glorious event at the university school grounds on March 10,...
Paul Obuya. The brain behind the excellent academic performance of John Osogo Boys High School in Budalangi, Busia County PHOTO/Gilbert Ochieng, Scholar Media Africa.

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...
Chief Principal Charles Onyari (in blue t-shirt) and other guests during the thanksgiving Sabbath at Nyambaria High School grounds. PHOTO/Dan Nyamanga, Scholar Media Africa.

‘Kenya One’ celebrates stellar results, vows to stay top

Nyambaria High School, a national school in Nyamira County, emerged top in the country in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations hence earning the prestigious name 'Kenya One'. On Saturday, February...
Just a month into JSS, the maiden class has faced serious challenges with resources, understaffing of teachers and their insufficient training, among myriad others, making the progress challenging. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Untrained teachers, scanty resources cripple JSS weeks after inception

Four weeks into the school term, teachers and students in Junior Secondary School (JSS) in Kenya are still grappling with the lack of proper resources required for successful studies. Denis Opiyo is one of...
The missionary PCEA church in Thogoto, Kikuyu, where the cradle of education found its bearing and home. PHOTO/Njoroge Njuguna, The Scholar Media Africa.

Reminiscing Thogoto, Kenya’s cradle of education

Thogoto, a quiet, cool and moderately populated village in the heart of the Kikuyu area, was not the original name of the village that now boasts tens of learning and other institutions distributed in...
Through the Children Act 2022 (section 25 (3) (b) (c)), Kenya formally repealed the right of parents and others to "administer reasonable punishment" to children; corporal punishment shall not be inflicted upon a child by any person. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Corporal punishment: Outlawed yet embraced – decoding the dilemma

Recently, posts of video clips and photos have been going viral on social media showing teachers inflicting disastrous corporal punishment on their learners.  The larger audience of concerned stakeholders and the government has criticized this.  Some...