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Chesamisi Boys Student Locked Out Over KSh 10, 000 Project Contribution Despite Cleared Fees
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (668+ words) A concerned parent has raised serious questions about the treatment of students at Chesamisi Boys High School after allegedly being forced to make a costly journey from Voi to Bungoma, only to find that their child would not be allowed…...
Kenya's School Crisis Spirals as Upper Hill and St George's Girls Join Growing List of Institutions Sending Students Home
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (714+ words) Wave of closures and precautionary dismissals sweeps through Nairobi's top schools as fear of contagious unrest forces administrators to act before trouble arrives Upper Hill School has sent students home following growing concerns over unrest in schools across the country…...
Alliance High School Shuts Its Gates After Early Morning Fire as Kenya's School Safety Crisis Deepens
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (562+ words) Blaze breaks out in mattress store at 4am just days after the Utumishi Girls tragedy, forcing parents to collect students in what is becoming an alarming national pattern of school fires Parents of students at Alliance High School have been directed…...
Panic at Taita Taveta National Polytechnic as MPs Ordered to Probe Principal Over Financial Rot, Collapsed Management and Ghost Enrollment
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (362+ words) Damning petition exposes institution hosting just 3, 000 students despite infrastructure built for 10, 000, as questions mount over missing funds, crumbling facilities and questionable hiring practices The document further claims that the institution, which was elevated to national polytechnic status under Legal Notice…...
Lenana School Closed Indefinitely After Night Unrest, Parents Ordered to Pick Students
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (513+ words) Board Orders Immediate Closure Following Disturbance During Preps as Authorities Probe Cause Lenana School in Nairobi has been closed indefinitely following unrest reported on Monday night, with parents directed to collect their children from the institution starting Tuesday morning. In…...
Parents Demand Breakdown of Readmission Levy Imposed After Unrest at Ambira Boys High School
1+ week, 1+ day ago (646+ words) Fresh questions are emerging from parents of students at Ambira Boys High School as preparations begin for the reopening of the institution following the violent unrest that led to its indefinite closure last month. The school, one of Siaya County's…...
Why Kenyan Parents Could Soon Pay More for School Transport Under New NTSA Rules
1+ week, 1+ day ago (597+ words) Parents across Kenya could soon face higher school transport costs if new vehicle inspection rules proposed by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) are implemented in their current form. The Traffic School Transport Rules and the Traffic Motor Vehicle…...
Ghost Learners Scam Bleeds Kenya's Schools of Ksh 1. 1 Billion Every Year
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (552+ words) A national audit has blown the lid off a deep rot in Kenya's basic education system. Investigators found 87, 000 ghost learners'lodged in government databases with no physical trace in any school. The fake entries drained public funds year after year. The…...