In a move to align Kenya’s education system with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the Ministry of Education has officially reclassified all secondary schools across the country. This is part of preparations for the full rollout of senior school in January 2026, when the first group of Grade 9 learners will transition into the next phase of their education. The reclassification introduces three specialised pathways: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); Social Sciences; and Sports Science and Performing Arts. The Ministry states that the reclassification is a necessary change to accommodate learners’ unique capabilities and talents while fostering skills aligned with…
Author: Wambui Wachira
In a horrifying midnight incident that has left Eldoret residents reeling, a police officer is accused of shooting dead his girlfriend and a man she was allegedly romantically involved with. The officer, who is stationed at Tembelio Police Post in Ainabkoi Sub-County, is said to have walked into the woman’s bar, confronted the pair, and opened fire using his official firearm. The incident took place in the early hours of Thursday, 27 June 2025, at Kokwet Bar, located in the densely populated Jua Kali area of Turbo Constituency, Uasin Gishu County. The woman, identified by locals only as “Mama P,”…
Parliament was thrown into disarray on Wednesday, 25 June 2025, after lawmakers hastily vacated the chambers over renewed fears of a second Gen Z protest breach. The National Assembly prematurely adjourned its morning sitting as security forces reinforced the precinct with razor wire, barbed barriers, and armed officers amid rumours of a planned youth-led invasion — exactly one year since the first Gen Z protests erupted. The business of the House was disrupted just minutes after it had begun — the absence of movers and sponsors for six major motions forced Speaker David Ochieng to suspend the session. “The time…
A storm of outrage has gripped Kipipiri in Nyandarua County after a man arrested for allegedly obstructing police officers was found dead in a cell at Turasha Police Post, barely three hours after his arrest. Police claim he died by suicide — but the family and local leaders insist the explanation is both physically implausible and suspicious. Ruigi Ndubi, a 44-year-old resident of Kipipiri, was reportedly arrested at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, 24 June 2025, on accusations of obstructing police officers while appearing intoxicated. Police say he was booked into the station’s holding cell at Turasha Police Post, where he…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is facing tough questions from lawmakers over what they call outdated and unfair criteria for hardship allowances. During a recent session with the National Assembly Committee on Education, MPs challenged the Commission on why teachers in towns like Nairobi, Kisii, and Nyeri still receive hardship pay, while those in remote, insecure regions such as Turkana and Garissa are left out. TSC Acting CEO Evaleen Mitei admitted that reforms were overdue. She told the committee that proposals had already been submitted to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to reclassify hardship zones using current data that…
Labour Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua is set to face a parliamentary grilling over claims of regional bias in a recent foreign employment recruitment drive. MPs have accused the Ministry of Labour of favouring counties in the Lower Eastern region—Mutua’s home area—at the expense of the rest of the country. The controversy follows a report by the National Employment Authority (NEA) on a November 2024 recruitment exercise, which shows that Machakos, Makueni, and Kitui counties secured the majority of job placements. Despite Kenya’s 47 counties, these three received what MPs are calling a “disproportionate share” of overseas job opportunities. Data…
Kenya’s public universities have been directed to begin in-service teacher education ahead of the rollout of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system in senior schools (Grade 10) by January 2026. The retooling programme aims to address a major skills gap, with more than 154,000 secondary school teachers currently lacking the required competencies to teach the new career pathways—STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Social Sciences, and Arts and Sports. Principal Secretary for Higher Education and Research, Dr Beatrice Inyangala, has instructed all public universities to urgently commence the training initiative, describing it as a national priority. “The students will transition to…
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has become the target of national outrage after it emerged that its ambulances evacuated Members of Parliament (MPs) to safety while injured protesters were left behind during the violent anti-Finance Bill protests in June last year. This happened on 25 June 2024 — the day security forces opened live fire on demonstrators who had stormed the National Assembly in Nairobi’s Central Business District, only for ambulances to respond — not for the wounded citizens, but for the MPs who had been debating the controversial Finance Bill. A newly built underground tunnel connecting Parliament to…
A former United Nations employee has been handed a 30-year prison sentence after being found guilty of murdering his wife in a hotel room in Nakuru County. The High Court sitting in Naivasha ruled that Nicholas Cheruiyot Koskei, the accused, strangled his wife, Rhoda Mutua, in the bathtub of their hotel room during a family retreat in July 2017. The fatal incident took place on the night of 8 July 2017, at Jacaranda Lake Elementaita Lodge, where the couple had checked in for a getaway. Justice Richard Mwongo, who delivered the sentence, described the killing as calculated and premeditated, rejecting…
A heated legal battle is unfolding over President William Ruto’s appointment of seven individuals to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), as a three-judge bench has officially scheduled a hearing for 23 June to determine the legality of the nominations. The move follows a petition filed by Kenyan voter Kelvin Omondi and prominent activist Boniface Mwangi, who allege that the nomination process “lacked transparency and may have breached constitutional requirements”. At the heart of the case is the appointment of seven nominees to the IEBC, including Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, whose swearing-in was halted by a temporary conservatory court…
