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

Children in class at Achievers Day Care, Mombasa, earning elementary knowledge. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

How Achievers Day Care is changing children’s lives in Mombasa

By how the world has evolved, our traditions got eroded, and our responsibilities changed over time, affecting the social fabric of our society significantly, our ancestors must be surprised. On day care, maybe, we...
Mr. Joseph Ole Lenku (right), the Governor of Kajiado County, the hosting county to Amref International University (AMIU) and Dr. Githinji Gitahi, the Global Chief Executive Officer Amref Health Africa, the umbrella organization cutting the ribbon during the launch of the Strategic Plan 2022-2027, as Prof. Joachim Osur, the Vice Chancellor AMIU looks on. PHOTO/AMIU.

Amref University launches Five-Year Strategic Plan, boosts Africa’s Healthcare

Established in 2017 under the Amref Health Africa umbrella, Amref International University (AMIU) continues to inspire a lasting change in health sciences education quarters. The Kenyan-based university has been down-to-earth in delivering health-related courses in...
A workshop for Lish Labs students, Africa AI trainers and Supervisors. They train on Artificial inteligence, robotic technology and other technology-based innovations. PHOTO/ESSRAK.

3rd ESSRAK Conference: Fostering educational resilience through innovative technology

To achieve Quality Education, Sustainable Development Goal 4 of Kenya's Vision 2030, commit more resources to education, not reducing themESSRAK CONFERENCE. Post-pandemic, in a world moving with speed in technological advancements, skill upgrading and relevance,...
A section of Makunda Primary school, one of the schools where Center for the Study of Adolescents has been giving assistance to girls. CSA seeks to ensure girls study without getting entangled in teenage pregnancies. PHOTO/Gilbert Ochieng, The Scholar Media Africa.

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...
Entrace to St. Benedict's High School in Budalangi. PHOTO/Gilbert Ochieng, The Scholar Media Africa.

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...
Greenview Academy performing Vaida By Harrie Richie during Mashujaa Day celebrations in Baringo County on October 20, 2022. Different schools from Baringo County flavored the celebrations with dance, music and acrobatics. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

Education official determined to raise fallen academic giants

The waters are running deeper as far as the performance of schools in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo County, is concerned. The Sub-County is slowly heading to reclaiming its former glory, especially Baringo High school. The National...
A portion of the attendees being shown through some of the vegetables and other crops grown within the college gardens during an expo held on October 28, 2022, at the Eldama Ravine Training and Vocational College (ERTVC). PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

Students showcase ready-for-market skills during College’s Premiere Expo

Eldama Ravine Technical and Vocational College (ERTVC) had its gates open for Kenyans interested in learning more about improving their farm inputs through farm production. With heavy machinery worth billions of money on display, students...
Charles Ouma, a Moi University student (left) in orange jacket and his dad (John Origi) in red cap, crushing concrete at a quarry site in Budalangi, Busia County, to raise money for fees. Despite the efforts, he has been unable to get the fees and appeals to people of goodwill to chip in and help him out. PHOTO/Gilbert Ochieng, The Scholar Media Africa.

Charles Ouma, needy university student working fingers to the bone to raise fees

The firstborn in a family of seven from Nadero village in Ruambwa sub-location of Busia county, Charles Ouma studied at Nyambare Secondary School in Alego/Usonga constituency, Siaya County, from 2011 onwards. He sat for the...
The Administration block and part of the classes of Eldama Ravine Technical and Vocation Training College. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

Principal raising Eldama Ravine Technical College through marketing

While Kenyans are astonished at the current economic situation the country is facing, a lot of youth continue to protest the challenges facing them from all directions. Most of them are oblivious to the fact...

After 34 years of teaching, Chief Principal Owino hangs up boots

Boaz Owino was employed as a teacher in 1988, a journey that has taken three and half decades to finish. He held the position of Chief Principal, the most prestigious position in the lower education...