Challenges Facing Kenya in Achieving Education for All

Anthony M. Wanjohi: Despite the Kenya’s government efforts towards the realization of Education For All (EFA), it continues to experience a number of challenges. These include gender disparities, high poverty levels, Teacher supply and quality, HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Inadequate financial resources.   Gender Disparities The girl child continues to be in vulnerable situation.  Parental gender […]

KCPE Results via SMS

KNEC has simplified matters by going electronic/ mobile.  KCPE candidates can now check their KCPE results through their Mobile Phones using SMS or other means. Accessing KCPE Results: a)      Accessing KCPE using Mobile phone: Send your Index Number to 5052 b)      Visit your school or your examination centers (schools) c)      Visit KNEC website: www.knec.ac.ke after […]

Role of a Career Counselor and Parents in Career Choice

Anthony M. Wanjohi: Career counselors (who may be teachers or professionals) and parents have a crucial role to play in providing guidance on what career to choose. This article briefly highlights the major functions of a career counselor and parents in helping students to make informed career choice.   Career Counselor A counsellor is a […]

How to Make a Career Choice

Anthony M. Wanjohi: Career choice entails making decision about what one wants to do with his/her life that is, in terms of occupation. There are hundreds of career options out there. How do you make a career choice when you don’t really know what you want to do? Does it seem like a BIG task. […]

Child Rearing Practices in Africa

Anthony M. Wanjohi: Child rearing practices are as old as humanity. Effective child-care practices play a vital role in children’s growth, brain development, personality enhancement and health promotion. In most parts of Africa, child-rearing practices are highly influenced by the traditional norms and values. Such norms include but may not be limited to cutting of […]

Role of Co-curricular Activities in Students’ Social Development

Anthony M. Wanjohi: Co-curriculum is a very important and essential part of an education system. It is the co-curriculum aspect of the education that prepares and moulds the student to be holistic. Nevertheless more emphasis has generally been given to the curriculum aspect resulting from the students‘inability to link the excellence in performance academically to […]

Improving Access to Education among Nomads in Kenya

Anthony M. Wanjohi: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, declared that “everyone has a right to education.” The World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in 1990, sparked off a new impetus towards basic education especially with its so-called vision and renewed commitment. Many governments in developing world embraced this call and […]