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Collins Musanga

Career civil servants best suited for CS advisor roles

While the regulation gives the CS discretion to hire from within or outside the civil service, my advice is to utilise civil servants or people who have worked in government before.

By Collins Musanga 3 months ago

Career civil servants best suited for CS advisor roles

Ministerial positions should be given to people with managerial experience

Ministerial positions should be given to people with managerial experience

By Collins Musanga 3 months ago

Education ministry should stick to its guns on mock exams' ban

Education ministry should stick to its guns on mock exams' ban

By Collins Musanga 1 year ago

Flawed logic that has been used to back exam cheating claims

Flawed logic that has been used to back exam cheating claims

By Collins Musanga 1 year ago

Exam ranking not good for learners, but good for private schools

Some Kenyans criticised the CS for not naming the top performers but others applauded him for treating all children as equal and capable of proceeding to the next level.

By Collins Musanga 1 year ago

Exam ranking not good for learners, but good for private schools

Why national exams should be abolished

Every time KCSE and KCPE results are released, two distinct categories of learners emerge

By Collins Musanga 4 years ago

Why national exams should be abolished

Task force should seek better communication

Task force on information and public communication should make bold recommendations to improve government communications

By COLLINS MUSANGA 5 years ago

Task force should seek better communication

UoN rejection of CS Amina’s appointees reeks of blackmail

A leadership row is looming at the University of Nairobi after the institution’s council rejected the appointment of three deputy vice chancellors by Education

By Collins Musanga 5 years ago

UoN rejection of CS Amina’s appointees reeks of blackmail

OPINION: Kenneth Matiba’s politics extended beyond tribe

Kenneth Stanley Njindo Matiba was a man of many firsts

By Collins Musanga 6 years ago

OPINION: Kenneth Matiba’s politics extended beyond tribe

KCSE: Has someone been eating lunch meant for the poor?

No sooner had Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i finished announcing this year’s KCSE results than Kenyans jammed the social media

By Collins Musanga 7 years ago

KCSE: Has someone been eating lunch meant for the poor?

Why ‘Wafula, Koimet Advert’ is an insult to Luhyas

There is a popular TV advert involving two characters: Wafula and Koimet. While Koimet is keen on paying his bosom friend Wafula a visit, Wafula on other hand does not seem to like the idea of hosting him at a time he is preparing to have his favorite sumptuous meal of ugali and chicken.

By Collins Musanga 7 years ago

Why ‘Wafula, Koimet Advert’ is an insult to Luhyas

Why ‘48 Laws of Power’ is a guidebook for dictators

48 Laws of Power has been viewed by many as a must read for those who aspire to occupy political positions, making it the most quoted book in political discourses.

By Collins Musanga 7 years ago

Why ‘48 Laws of Power’ is a guidebook for dictators

Accord history some space in Kenya's curriculum

Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Director Julius Jwan is on record saying the curriculum reform being effected by Government will design the History curriculum to help impart civic values in the learners.

By COLLINS MUSANGA 8 years ago

Accord history some space in Kenya's curriculum

School heads should have managerial training

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has indicated that the Government is set to establish Kenya School of Education (KSE).

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

School heads should have managerial training

Shitanda was a politician who served his people well

Peter Soita Shitanda, the former Malava Mp and housing minister passed on Wednesday afternoon sparking a countrywide state of mourning.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Shitanda was a politician who served his people well

Blogging is no different from gutter press

In days gone, we had newspapers whose publication, distribution and marketing was shrouded in secrecy; they were considered illegal. My encounter with merchants of this trade will forever remain etched on my mind.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Blogging is no different from gutter press

Social media is fuelling ethnicity

In the olden days, we had newspapers whose publication, distribution and marketing was shrouded in secrecy. These newspapers, dubbed gutter press, were considered illegal.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Social media is fuelling ethnicity

School exams ranking is retrogressive

Kiminini legislator Chris Wamalwa, the mover of the motion on ranking, is determined to have ranking not only restored but also given legal force through legislation.

By COLLINS MUSANGA 8 years ago

School exams ranking is retrogressive

Blood-sucking banks finally exposed

Thanks to the Central Bank Of Kenya (CBK) report on the cost of credit, Kenyans can now clearly tell which financial institutions offer cheaper credit facilities.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Blood-sucking banks finally exposed

Civic education better than mere voter listing drives

As the 2017 General Election draws near, politicians are employing all manner of schemes to ensure their strongholds register high number of voters compared to those of their opponents.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Civic education better than mere voter listing drives

Will social media influence 2017 elections?

With the advent of social media, a number of politicians have disregarded conventional methods of campaigning and conveying messages to voters by television, radio, billboards, posters, brochures and at political rallies

By COLLINS MUSANGA 8 years ago

Will social media influence 2017 elections?

State right to crack down on preachers

The move by the Government to regulate activities of "seed preachers" has sparked uproar.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

State right to crack down on preachers

School heads should not handle funds

Last week Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i visited a number of schools and saw for himself the sorry state of financial records kept by head teachers.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

School heads should not handle funds

Blame middle class for school fees hike

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has made good his intention to enforce school fees guidelines put in place by his predecessor Jacob Kaimenyi.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Blame middle class for school fees hike

Why teachers are their own enemies

Teachers have always criticised the manner in which successive governments have handled their issues.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Why teachers are their own enemies

Kaimenyi has improved education sector

As former Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi leaves Jogoo House, the question on the lips of many people is whether he has left a legacy worth celebrating.

By Collins Musanga 8 years ago

Kaimenyi has improved education sector

Young MPs have performed poorly inside and outside parliament

The more I see how our so called young parliamentarians conduct themselves inside and outside Parliament ,the more am tempted to agree with retired President Daniel Arap Moi that the youth should wait for tomorrow.

By Collins Musanga 9 years ago

Young MPs have performed poorly inside and outside parliament

Degree not surety of great leadership

In an article published in The Standard on September 8, 2015, Kennedy Buhere, the Ministry of Education’s public relations officer, appeared to endorse IEBC’s move to impose academic qualifications on aspirants for political offices.

By COLLINS MUSANGA 9 years ago

Degree not surety of great leadership

Teachers, don't look down on other workers

One of the grounds upon which teachers have based their demand for higher salaries is that teachers are spotless, exceptional professionals who need special treatment from the society.

By Collins Musanga 9 years ago

Teachers, don't look down on other workers

End teachers salary dispute and revise the CBA model

The teachers’ two-week strike might come to naught now that the President has made it look like a small issue.

By Collins Musanga 9 years ago

End teachers salary dispute and revise the CBA model

National exams add no educational value

When Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi outlawed ranking of national examinations, many thought the move would address the issue of unfair competition between candidates and schools, which leads to cases of cheating.

By COLLINS MUSANGA 9 years ago

National exams add no educational value

Sack and prosecute randy teachers

Last year, a number of girls sat their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations from maternity wards. This sparked a countrywide outcry from parents and guardians who demanded action from the Government.

By COLLINS MUSANGA 9 years ago

Sack and prosecute randy teachers

Kenya’s music festival losing its appeal

Music and poetry occupy a central place in any society. This idea was explored by William Blake and Percy Shelley. According to Blake, poetry fetters the human race.

By COLLINS MUSANGA 10 years ago

Kenya’s music festival losing its appeal

We should learn from Malawi polls

Former Malawi President Joyce Banda has finally bowed to pressure and conceded defeat, and to have the new President, Peter Mutharika sworn in but not without a fight.

By Collins Musanga 10 years ago

We should learn from Malawi polls

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