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On the 10th of March 2016,  Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Director of the Kenya-based African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (Award)was the recipient of the  New African Woman Awards in the category of Education at a gala ceremony held in conjunction with the New African Women Forum. The Awards, held at the Andaz Hotel in…

On March 4, 2016  Mrs Margaret Lesuuda, the Missions Education Counsellor visited the University of Kent Canterbury Campus to meet with Kenyan students enrolled there and with Key members of the Law School to discuss opportunities for collaboration Mrs Lesuuda, encouraged students to work harder and acquire top grades urging those undertaking their undergraduate positions…

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has launched a Kshs 50 billion enterprise development programme geared towards supporting entrepreneurs within the informal sector. The programme shall distribute Kshs. 10 billion annually for the next five Years and will be largely used to support small and medium businesses run by the youth. The programme intends to create jobs…

Kenyan students that are residing in Kenya that  wish to study in the UK can now apply for the 2016 UNICAF Scholarship, a programme geared at African students that are permanent residents of an  African country with interest in starting and/or continuing their Education. The Scholarship programmes are operated and sponsored by UNICAF, in partnership…

 On Sunday we see six Glad’s House Caddies heading to Nairobi for the 2016 Barclays Kenya Open to work along side Professional Golfers playing in the European Tour event for the fourth time. With the support of the European Tour, European Tour Players Foundation and the European Tour Caddies Association our Caddie Programme has supported…

Ministry of Education Science and Technology The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology derives its mandate from the Constitution of Kenya, Chapter Four Articles 43, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and 59 have provisions on children’s right to free and compulsory basic education, including quality services, and to access education institutions and facilities for persons…

Business studies and Islamic studies teacher at Eastleigh Boys School in Nairobi.  Mr. Ayub Mohamed  has landed on the shortlist for the $1m Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize  for his role in fighting radicalisation and violent extremism  on both local and national levels.  Dubbed as the   Nobel Prize for education is an award given to…

The Kenya High Commission’s  Education Attaché Mrs. Margaret Lesuuda, visited the  2016 Claycots School Partnership to attend the welcome event for the delegation from the Government of Kenya Bomet County, which they will be hosting from the 14th – 23rd of March 2016. The Kenyan delegation comprised of;  Ms. Rachel Ng’eno (CEC Member for Education),…

On March 15, 2016, the high commissioner H.E Lazarus Amayo attended a high-level panel addressing members of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the role of business and the Sustainable Development Goals’ at the House of Parliament. The panel that included; Wendy Morton MP-Chair, APPG on the SDGs, Hon Members of Parliament, Mr Ritu…

Minister Counsellor Mrs Grace Cerere attended the Commonwealth Youth Awards to show support to our two outstanding Kenyan youths, Ms. Peris Besoire and  Ms. Wangechi Mwangi who were nominated for the Award. Ms. Peris Besoire was recognised for her work through her  Agribusiness start up FarmDrive that provides innovative solutions to enable smallholder farmers to access sustainable…