Prof. Simo Gicharu – Chairman & Founder, MKU By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU) Vice Chancellor, Prof Deogratius Jaganyi says there is a strong, positive correlation between academic excellence and physical co-curricular activities, as co-curricular activities improve cognitive functions like concentration and memory, and develops discipline and time management skills. Speaking during the MKU’s…
Photo/From right: Mount Kenya University Vice-Chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi, MKU Chairman Prof Simon Gicharu, and CPA Dr Aurelia Rono, Principal Secretary, State Department for Parliamentary Affairs and the guest speaker during the MKU’s 28th graduation , present a Sh6.5 million cheque to Samburu Member of County Assembly (MCA), Hon Lawrence Lorunyei Ekiru as the most outstanding Alumni ….
The Mountain Journal Five primary school heads from Kiharu constituency have been facilitated with a trip to Dubai for posting impressive results in the national examinations. The heads led by Mrs Beatrice Wachira of Technology Primary School in Murang’a benefited from the trip following the promise made by area MP Ndindi Nyoro in a strategy…
By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mount Kenya University MKU) has unveiled a latest-tech educational humanoid robot as it seeks to enhance and advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) training and research. The robot is taunted to upscale research where students will use it to develop and test new algorithms, train it to do and understand new tasks and…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Protests have greeted the education sector after the government slashing of the capitation saying the trend would compromise standards of education. The teachers in the Junior Schools said the action by the government was uncalled for as the stakeholders had sought for increased capitation to enable improvement of the teaching. The …
Photo/PLO Lumumba addressing students at the Mwai Kibaki Convention Hall, Mount Kenya University. By James Wakahiu Renowned legal scholar and governance expert Prof PLO Lumumba has raised alarm over the rising cases of tribal rhetoric and political polarization in the country, warning that the country risks slipping into dangerous ethnic divisions if the trend is…
Photo/Judy Ngayu, the Director MKU Institute of International and Development Law (IIDLAW) with Suluhu Mediation Center Director Maina Migwi during the graduation ceremony of 27 Certified Professional Mediators in Nairobi. By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.keStakeholders have raised concerns over shortage of mediators in the country amid a growingdemand for mediation services.The country, with a population of…
By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Eight years after introduction of the Competence Based Curriculum to replace the 8-4-4 education system, the country is now breeding a generation of critical thinkers and problem solvers. Josephine Wanjiku, an educationist and a don at Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) says that the new curriculum, now referred as Competence Based Education…
By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Stakeholders in the education sector have called on the government to end stalemate with publishers to avoid a crisis ahead of Grade 10 rollout next year. The Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) has been demanding Sh 11.4 billion from the government accrued from the supply of books for grade 9 learners and…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A relief to Murang’a secondary school principals after they received a refund of Sh26,500 following the overpayment to attend a financial management training. The refund was ordered by the Murang’a County Director of Education Mr Phillip Wambua after the complaints were lodged , which attracted the media attention. As the training…
