Beyond the Algorithm: Ensuring Quality and Visibility of Research in the AI Age
AI is influencing everything from literature reviews and data analysis to writing assistance and predictive modeling.
Perhaps most troubling is the rise of fake research outputs and deepfakes. We are entering an age where AI...
Lowering University Fees Won’t Save Higher Education in Kenya
Education policy in Kenya is often driven by slogans and electoral timelines rather than by a sustained national strategy.
The government must stop treating education like a vote-harvesting gimmick. Policy must be grounded in realism...
A Case for Devolving Kenya’s Basic Education
Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, basic education is listed as a national government function, while counties oversee early childhood education and vocational training.
Handing over all basic education functions to counties in one...
Kenya’s Remuneration: Need to Link Basic Salary to Academic Qualification
Without a framework that fairly compensates academic qualification, the current remuneration model risks undermining both professional development and institutional integrity.
One key objection is the fear that such a model might undervalue experience and performance,...
Don’t Betray the Learner: Why Kenya Must Protect Free Education at All Costs
The issue at hand is not just about budgets and numbers; it is about Kenya’s moral, constitutional, and developmental obligation to provide quality, accessible education to every child.
Parliament must revisit and restore the full...
The Silent Squeeze: Starving Government Agencies to Merger Submission
This emerging pattern signals a subtle yet deliberate form of administrative attrition—one that appears designed to force compliance without triggering resistance.
Agencies have reported sudden, unexplained cuts to their annual funding, leaving them unable to...
Degrees in Doubt: Thousands of KCSE Students Rejecting University Placements
This unexpected decline in university applications comes on the heels of the 2024 KCSE results, which saw improved overall performance compared to previous years
Out of the 244,463 candidates who scored the minimum university entry...
Kenya’s Skills Revolution: Demystifying CBE, CBET, and TVET in Education Reform
A defining feature of CBE is its learner-centered and flexible approach. Students progress through their learning journeys at their own pace, moving forward only when they have fully demonstrated competence in a given area....
Performance Wellness: The Hidden Key to Thriving Senior School Leadership
Performance wellness refers to a school manager’s ability to maintain a healthy balance between personal wellbeing and professional responsibilities.
Long working hours, inadequate rest, and poor dietary habits can wear down even the most dedicated...
Forgery in Education: Kenya’s Growing Scourge of Fake Academic Certificates
While officials at all levels of government frequently raise the alarm over the presence of unqualified individuals in critical positions, there has been little in terms of concrete, sustained action to stop the rot.
Several...
