2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

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

The busy Eldama Ravine town, a beehive of activities, especially during back-to-school period. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

How education has transformed Eldama Ravine

It is back to school, as the normal school calendar is being resumed three years after Covid-19 wrecked confusion in the world’s calendar, changing the norm that did not seize to shake the education...
Darwin Omuse, the top student Busia County in the recently released2022 KCSE exam results. He wants to pursue a course in Medicine. PHOTO/Courtesy.

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...
Mr. Bonface Otieno (L), Ms. Ruth Gitonga, Kabarak University staff members, and St. Andrews Tarabete Creative Writers and Book Club members after an inspiring creative writing workshop at Kabarak University last year. PHOTO/File.

A focus on St. Andrews Tarabete Secondary, home of excellence, innovation, and self-reliance 

In Kenya, the contemporary society treats secondary education as a crucial stage of education in providing an essential foundation for career opportunities. It is foundational to vitally conclude that a secondary education certificate is entirely...
Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) learners during a practical lesson. The focus of the CBC is imparting skills to the learners through practice, unlike the 8-4-4 system which focused on imparting knowledge to the learners through information. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Junior Secondary anticipated challenges and suggested considerations

The Kenyan Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), which started its implementation almost eight years ago, culminated in Grade 6 first Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) in 2022.  The graduates will join another level of 3 years,...
Learners from Kabirirsang primary school in Kilibwoni ward, Embwen Constituency, Nandi County, interact with the learning materials after visiting the Kabirirsang community library. PHOTO/Edmond Kipngeno, The Scholar Media Africa.

Community library set to boost education, restore culture 

At the Kabirirsang community library, the young, middle-aged, and the old get to interact in an amiable environment where they share knowledge. The community library's construction idea was initiated in 2019 through community participation and...
University graduands celebrating the academic milestone. With the technological advancements, Open University and Distance Learning are today's trend and Kenya has to align with the current academic times. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Why Open Learning Model is not a silver bullet in itself

Kenya's higher education system is facing significant challenges, including inadequate funding, limited access to quality education, and a lack of skilled workforce to support the country's economic growth. In order to address these challenges, there...
A picture of Ian Etyang, a 15 year old class eight pupil from Busia who went missing in May 2022. PHOTO/Courtesy.

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,...
Michael Kariuki, second from right, with other students, listen to an address by the school leadership at the school grounds shortly after the release of the 2022 KCPE results. The school performed excellently. PHOTO/Njoroge Njuguna, The Scholar Media Africa.

Sun of excellence shines in the Sunrise Children School

There was once a Biblical garden of Eden whose location remains a mystery! Young Michael Kariuki, a jovial, confident, inquisitive, amiable, and avid book lover, was brought to another type of garden by his parents...
Oriki Doubar, a 2022 KCPE Candidate at Mountain View School in Nairobi, who garnered 406 in the KCPE examination, after battling myriad challenges. PHOTO/Courtesy.

From average to above 400 in KCPE: How Doubar pushed the boundaries

At some point, I had almost lost hopeOriki Doubar, 2022 KCPE Candidate. The recent release of the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results by the Education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu, has elicited much...

On the burning of schoolbooks after examinations

Pupils of the 2022 examination class of Forest View Academy in Nairobi lit a fire to burn their books after the class eight national examinations. One girl fell into the fire. She received first-degree...