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Kennedy Buhere

The aim of education is to develop innate powers of children

Former Education Secretary Prof Harry Kaane once declared that the actual customers of education services of a country are employers and not students.

The aim of education is to develop innate powers of children

Why Mbadi's forum at Jevanjee was genuine public participation

Why Mbadi's forum at Jevanjee was genuine public participation

Mbadi's engagement at Jeevanjee shows true public participation

Mbadi's engagement at Jeevanjee shows true public participation

The dangers of sending young children to Boarding School

The dangers of sending young children to Boarding School

State should take more interest in how children are brought up

Until around the early 1980s, adults other than parents could chastise children they found in the wrong. Uncles could reprimand nephews or nieces if they found them in the wrong.

State should take more interest in how children are brought up

The State must take an interest in the way children are raised

The state should put at the centre of the curriculum, the moral dimension of schooling to help children acquire virtues or moral habits that will help them individually live good lives.

The State must take an interest in the way children are raised

Frequent testing is not good for learners; it undermines education

Testing of students is an excellent strategy to keep students on track and also to assess learning, however, frequent testing is counterproductive

By 4 months ago

Frequent testing is not good for learners; it undermines education

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

PR experts need the knowledge, skills, tact and judgement of journalists in helping an organisation communicate purposefully with their stakeholders.

By 6 months ago

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

State should take more interest in how children are brought up

Until around the early 1980s, adults other than parents could chastise children they found in the wrong. Uncles could reprimand nephews or nieces if they found them in the wrong.

State should take more interest in how children are brought up

The State must take an interest in the way children are raised

The state should put at the centre of the curriculum, the moral dimension of schooling to help children acquire virtues or moral habits that will help them individually live good lives.

The State must take an interest in the way children are raised

Frequent testing is not good for learners; it undermines education

Testing of students is an excellent strategy to keep students on track and also to assess learning, however, frequent testing is counterproductive

By 4 months ago

Frequent testing is not good for learners; it undermines education

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

PR experts need the knowledge, skills, tact and judgement of journalists in helping an organisation communicate purposefully with their stakeholders.

By 6 months ago

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

State should take more interest in how children are brought up

Until around the early 1980s, adults other than parents could chastise children they found in the wrong. Uncles could reprimand nephews or nieces if they found them in the wrong.

State should take more interest in how children are brought up

The State must take an interest in the way children are raised

The state should put at the centre of the curriculum, the moral dimension of schooling to help children acquire virtues or moral habits that will help them individually live good lives.

The State must take an interest in the way children are raised

Frequent testing is not good for learners; it undermines education

Testing of students is an excellent strategy to keep students on track and also to assess learning, however, frequent testing is counterproductive

By 4 months ago

Frequent testing is not good for learners; it undermines education

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

PR experts need the knowledge, skills, tact and judgement of journalists in helping an organisation communicate purposefully with their stakeholders.

By 6 months ago

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

PR experts need the knowledge, skills, tact and judgement of journalists in helping an organisation communicate purposefully with their stakeholders.

By Kennedy Buhere 6 months ago

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

Why holiday tuition does not improve learning outcomes

Students need mental breaks from the pressing study schedules. The teachers need it also.

By Kennedy Buhere 10 months ago

Why holiday tuition does not improve learning outcomes

Excessive testing undermines teaching, learning in schools

The frequency of testing that learners are subjected to has serious implications on education policy, standards and curricula allocated for effective teaching and learning.

By Kennedy Buhere 11 months ago

Excessive testing undermines teaching, learning in schools

Powerful speeches are those that appeal to audiences' emotions

The level of success the leaders have with the people and the stakeholders depends on the way they use words to deliver a speech in front of an audience.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

Powerful speeches are those that appeal to audiences' emotions

Why remedial teaching should not be provided to all learners

Remedial teaching is designed to help students who fall behind in their studies or have difficulties learning a particular subject matter or subjects.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

Why remedial teaching should not be provided to all learners

Teacher is key in child's education, despite emerging technologies

The guiding star of schools and any educational institution is a teacher. ICT and all the capabilities it has as an educational tool cannot and will never substitute a teacher.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

Teacher is key in child's education, despite emerging technologies

Why some literature setbooks are taught again and again

The crop of students who study the setbooks are never the same. The books are therefore as new to them as they were to students who studied them a decade or so earlier.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

Why some literature setbooks are taught again and again

Cheaper calls on the way as telcos agree to cut key rates

Operators have reached an out-of-court settlement that will see them cut mobile termination rates by 41 percent. Safaricom had appealed an earlier decision by regulator to cut the rate by 87 percent.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

Cheaper calls on the way as telcos agree to cut key rates

Kenyan children don't know Martin Shikuku? Seriously?

The student who unconsciously studies, comes to appreciate the place of words in the pen and mouth of the great and exceptional men and women he reads about.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

Kenyan children don't know Martin Shikuku? Seriously?

To end exam cheating, we must understand purpose of education

Examination cheating can be ended when the country adopts what he called authentic assessment model.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

To end exam cheating, we must understand purpose of education

The day Jackson Kibor knelt before President Moi

Rich and stubborn, Jackson Kibor was rubbing up President Moi in the wrong way political fixer Mark Too had an idea of how to tame the wealthy farmer.

By Kipkoech Tanui 2 years ago

The day Jackson Kibor knelt before President Moi

Cold pew and jazz: My unnerving encounters with Charles Njonjo and the story that never was

When taps of memory of those who encountered or heard about him dry up, the final opinion of what kind of person he actually was will be left to you.

By Kipkoech Tanui 3 years ago

Cold pew and jazz: My unnerving encounters with Charles Njonjo and the story that never was

Mzee Moi's final moments

There was little of politics and politicians as destiny and fate wrote out the last pages of former President Moi’s rich life.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Mzee Moi's final moments

DP Ruto: My road to presidency is clear

Deputy President William Ruto has told his supporters that his 2022 presidential bid is on course.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

DP Ruto: My road to presidency is clear

Revolution? Kenyans are hungry and angry for sure

Billions upon billions are reportedly being looted. Tribalism is still rife and appointments to key positions are skewed.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Revolution? Kenyans are hungry and angry for sure

Mr President, heed the silent voices of protest

Back here at home we have a President struggling with the same two issues – census and tax

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Mr President, heed the silent voices of protest

Let’s inspire our youth and tell them the world is not coming to an end

You quickly realise life is short, and that career life is even much shorter.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Let’s inspire our youth and tell them the world is not coming to an end

'Handshake' a blessing and curse in our politics

The point is that the moment Uhuru courted Raila, his supporters immediately seemed to ‘forgive’ and ‘embrace’ him. A simple political signal shone a

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

'Handshake' a blessing and curse in our politics

Uhuru, Raila ‘handshake’ party risks being spoiled

After the 2013 successful challenge of Uhuru-Ruto victory in court, Raila showed you only ignore him at your own peril.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Uhuru, Raila ‘handshake’ party risks being spoiled

Storm in the Rift: Story of graft, Ruto and Kenya

Then there is the noise about who is for and against the fight on corrupt networks.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Storm in the Rift: Story of graft, Ruto and Kenya

Of Uhuru, Raila and the sins of their fathers

Today, Uhuru has done more or less the same thing, re-embraced Raila and is pushing Ruto to the wall over claims that he is some form of a corruption

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Of Uhuru, Raila and the sins of their fathers

Uhuru stuck in 4-way junction and choices have consequences

Give it to the man, at least we are seeing some action in the fight against corruption.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

Uhuru stuck in 4-way junction and choices have consequences

‘Handshake’ lowered temperature but a year later Kenya is still ailing

When Nakumatt Supermarkets started wobbling, a friend reminded me of our History class in ‘A’ Levels on France, the gladiator imperialist empire.

By Kipkoech Tanui 5 years ago

‘Handshake’ lowered temperature but a year later Kenya is still ailing

Weston is the millstone around Ruto’s neck that will sink his grand ambitions

Not that Ruto will let go of Weston. tTRhat he won’t for sure, that is not him.

By Kipkoech Tanui 6 years ago

Weston is the millstone around Ruto’s neck that will sink his grand ambitions

Analysis: Ruto this way, Raila that way, Uhuru’s foot on each side

That there is trouble in Jubilee is beyond question and you can tell from what Ruto’s confidants claim

By Kipkoech Tanui 6 years ago

Analysis: Ruto this way, Raila that way, Uhuru’s foot on each side

Uhuruto should decipher coded online messages

Kenyans seem to have concluded that President and his deputy may not be any different from the Kenyan fathers.

By Kipkoech Tanui 6 years ago

Uhuruto should decipher coded online messages

Pain lies in repaying loans from the Chinese dragon

Paying Chinese loans will obviously be unbearable.

By Kipkoech Tanui 6 years ago

Pain lies in repaying loans from the Chinese dragon

Politics, money and sex are the biggest drivers of assassinations

Politics, money and sex are the biggest drivers of assassinations and they need proper solution.

By Kipkoech Tanui 6 years ago

Politics, money and sex are the biggest drivers of assassinations

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