Why schools should build their brands with brilliance
Recently, Nyamninia Primary School at Yala, in the Gem of Siaya, trended on a wrong note.
A video of a distraught boy showing wounds resulting from a thorough beating was making rounds online.
Word had it...
How Nova Pioneer Schools are thriving through value innovation
When you visit Nova Pioneer Schools, you will probably be amazed by their great investment.
I witnessed it last weekend when I set foot in their Eldoret chapters.
A lot of things left me thoroughly thrilled.
All...
Father Chris Barasa, a Father to Needy Students
Father Chris Barasa of St Carjetan's Sirimba Catholic Church in Bunyala Sub County of Busia County will remain deeply rooted in the mind of each parent who lacked the financial muscle to take their...
What’s the secret of cultivating rich reading culture in schools?
Anytime I visit Precious Blood-Riruta in Nairobi, I am always thoroughly thrilled by the rich reading culture cultivated in that top girls' school.
The pious Chief Principal, Sister Mary Wachira, is keen to maintain this...
Kisii University eyes excellence in health education and training
Plans to establish a Centre of Excellence in Health Education and Training (CEHET) in Western Kenya are currently at an advanced stage.
The University of Manchester, UK, has partnered with Kisii University to make the...
Why KICD should introduce English Project paper in schools
In the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), technical subjects like Agriculture and Computer Studies have three papers.
Paper one and two tests the theoretical bit, while paper three focuses on projects, where the examiners...
How schools can train students to be empathetic and selfless
Dr. Murage Muthui, the level-headed Chief Principal of Njoro Boys High School, Nakuru County, cordially invited me to address Form One students and their parents during the auspicious Induction and Orientation Day, recently.
Before I...
Drug-free schools: The buck stops at family, religious leaders’ doorsteps
Are you concerned about the vicious cycle of illegal drugs destroying families, friends, school children, and brilliant future careers?
Stand up to be counted, then! You can break the cycle through a positive approach.
For the...
Students need sufficient information on study-abroad opportunities
Recently, as a career counselor in secondary schools, I attended the Worldview Education Fair to learn more about the world of work.
It happened at the Emara Ole Sereni Hotel, along Mombasa Road in Nairobi.
The...
Odera Akang’o, the chief who forced education on people
There is this jest about a place called Gem in Siaya County: "When you throw a stone, you do not hit a graduate, but you pelt a professor armed with a sterling PhD."
It is...
