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The early school mornings had started to get boring, and my initial excitement about school was wearing off daily, the only thread holding it together being the two play breaks when two friends and I would skip rope. Classes were monotonous. Each day, using a big ruler, the teacher would…

Five years ago, representatives from diverse organizations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania converged in Nairobi to launch a collaborative learning community, the Regional Education Learning Initiative. This community of education practitioners came together to advance their shared goal of improving learning outcomes for students around East Africa. One emerging area…

Between the 11th and 14th May 2022, we began the My Village journey, a Learning Village! Participants representing three PAL Network countries – Kenya, Nepal and Tanzania – gathered to ideate and agree on the My Village project design, with the main question being, ‘What would it take to have…

Mwibale primary school in Western Kenya is a testimony of what the power of reading can achieve even among the furthest behind communities. On this sunny afternoon, I take a ride to the school to meet the headteacher, who had been looking to meet us for some time. The sight…

The youth I met at Ngaremara, can be described in one word as audacious. It is not easy growing up in a predominantly pastoralist community, yet making a bold choice to quit herding for an education. ‘I walked out of my parents house and into a classroom in a leso,’…

International day of education is celebrated on 24th January. The 2022 theme is “Changing Course, Transforming Education”. The International day of education 2022 is geared to spur conversations on how to strengthen education with a goal of achieving public and common good. International day of education 2022 also aims to…

In 2009, I joined Egerton University to train as an educator. Among the many subjects I studied, and one that stood out for me, was the History of education. In that unit of study, I was introduced to the Ominde commission; The different education acts, the dynamics that brought in…

This month, I celebrate my 20th anniversary as researcher. Looking back, the journey has been both rewarding and frustrating, in equal measure. Two questions have been most consistent, one difficult, the other annoying. What do you do? What for? (the politer version of, who cares?). Let’s start with the difficult…

Education remains the most important investment in human capital. As an empowerment right, guaranteed in may international, regional and National human rights treaties and laws/policies, education endows individuals with the means to improve their skills, health, knowledge, and productivity and enhances the economy’s ability to exploit and adapt new technology…

For the last one year, I have had the privilege of sitting as part of  many job related interview panels; just lucky enough to listen to many young men and women share their cognitive skills or technical expertise. However, the interviewers always take a different route, where the candidates are…

We live for many causes but mostly causes that rest close to our hearts. Causes that leave behind a lasting positive impact on the lives of those we come across. For Zizi Afrique, this cause will be shared with her partners and friends during the launch of her inaugural strategy…

Secondary schools in Kenya occasionally go on strike for various reasons making people wonder whether the reasons are legitimate. Despite the much inquiry on this subject to offer solutions, the phenomena re-occurs thus raising some important questions; for example, what are the causes of unrest? Can such behavior be treated…