The ongoing strike by the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU), now in its second week, has severely disrupted learning activities across all public institutions of higher learning in Kenya.

The nationwide lecturers' strike entered its second day on Thursday, as university dons defied an order from the Employment and Labour Relations Court.

On the human resource front, Industrial action by teachers’ unions has become the most recent challenge for the two-year Ruto administration as welfare questions among teachers mounted.

This decision comes in light of improved weather forecasts, indicating a reduction in heavy rains that had previously necessitated the postponement of school reopening.

Machogu is expected to meet the MPs, for questioning regarding the effects of a last-minute communication, announcing changes on school opening dates.

The Teacher Service Commission has suffered a huge blow after the courts declared that the intern program is illegal.

Easy Coach Bus, which was ferrying students from Chavakali Boys High school to Nairobi for the April holiday break, before overturning at the Mamboleo Junction in Kisumu County stands as a stark reminder of the perilous journey that ended in tragedy.

The Kenya National Union on Teachers (KNUT) has vowed to ensure that the proposed Amendment Bill of the Teachers Service Commission Act 2012 is blocked.

According to reports, the first student was a Grade Two pupil while the other was a 13-year-old Grade Seven pupil, who died a week later.

The entry qualification for teacher training will begin with a diploma after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) chose to scrap the Primary Teachers Certificate Training Course, P1.

Members of Parliament have now summoned Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu in a probe on how Ksh.883.3 million was irregularly disbursed to government-sponsored students in private universities over the last 7 years.

The report, for the first six months of the financial year 2023/24, showed some 42 institutions of higher learning have been buckling under the growing debt that went up from Ksh.60 billion last September.

Milimani Law Courts Judge Chacha Mwita issued the order on Wednesday following a petition filed by Nakuru doctor Magare Gikenyi on Tuesday.

Keiyo South Member of Parliament Gideon Kimaiyo has vowed to ensure all students in his constituency who sat last year's KCSE exam secure admission to Form 1.

While issuing Ksh. 20 million bursaries to 17 schools to facilitate the education of Form 2 to Form 4 learners, Lamu Governor Issa Timamy said underperforming students will be re-considered when they improve.

The petitioner further argues that the lack of public participation prior to the rolling out of the new system violated Article 10 of the Constitution of Kenya which touches on national values and the principles of governance.

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to withdraw teachers from schools facing attacks by parents over poor performance.

According to villagers – this is a beautiful miracle and one they trust will be replicated in the years to come. 18-year-old John Simon has become a village sensation after scoring B- Grade in last year’s examinations.

A moment of unrest and annoyance was witnessed for the better part of Monday morning as schools and individuals attempted to access the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results.

Students awaiting admission to universities, TVET institutions, and colleges will now be subjected to new procedures to pursue courses of their choice.

The just-released 2023 KCSE results brought jubilation to Little-known Segero Chesowos Adventist school in Trans Nzoia County and residents of Chesewos village joined in the celebration.

Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion has attributed the poor performance in last year's KCSE exam to most schools lacking enough motivated teachers.

Malawi has suspended opening of primary and secondary schools in Lilongwe, and Blantyre due to an outbreak that has killed 595 people so far.