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Former Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha Tuesday evening collapsed at his Nairobi home was taken to the Nairobi Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Prof Magoha, 71, suffered Cardiac arrest and efforts to resuscitate him failed.

Prof. Walter Mwanda, Prof Magoha’s friend who is a medical doctor at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), said at the Lee Funeral Home on Tuesday night that he received a call from Dr. Barbara Magoha, the widow of the former Education Cabinet Secretary, informing him that Prof. Magoha needed urgent medical attention.

Mwanda said he rushed to the ex-minister’s Nairobi home, and together with his (Magoha’s) family members, took him to Nairobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

What is Cardiac Arrest?

Cardiac arrest, sometimes called sudden cardiac arrest, means that your heart suddenly stops beating. This cuts off blood flow to the brain and other organs. 

Cardiac arrest is quick and drastic: You suddenly collapse, lose consciousness, have no pulse, and aren’t breathing. Right before it happens, you could be very tired, dizzy, weak, short of breath, or sick to your stomach. You may pass out or have chest pain. But not always. Cardiac arrest can happen with no warning signs at all.

So what happens when you suffer cardiac arrest?

Your heart has an electrical system that keeps it beating regularly. Cardiac arrest can strike if the electrical signals go haywire and cause an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia.

There are different types of arrhythmias, and most aren’t dangerous. One called ventricular fibrillation triggers cardiac arrest the most. If this happens, the heart can’t pump enough blood to your body. That’s life-threatening within minutes.

Many people who have cardiac arrest also have coronary artery disease. Often, that’s where the trouble starts. Having coronary artery disease means less blood flows into your heart. This can lead to a heart attack that damages your heart’s electrical system.

Cardiac arrest can also happen for other reasons, including:

  1. Major blood loss or severe lack of oxygen
  2. Intense exercise, if you have heart problems
  3. Too high levels of potassium or magnesium, which could lead to a deadly heart rhythm
  4. Your genes. You may inherit certain arrhythmias or a tendency to get them.
  5. Changes to your heart’s structure. For instance, an enlarged heart or changes caused by an infection.
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When the nation was zealously fighting to curb the covid-19 upsurge, 747171 students were zealously fighting to win good marks in the results released a few hours ago.

Marking the very first successful kcse examination undertaken amid the covid-19 pandemic, Simiyu Robinson wanjala became the overall best student.

Speaking to journalists ,the candidate exclaims with relief how he kept praying that he achieves marks worth a medicine course. He expressed joy after getting the results and looks forward to pursuing his medicine course at the University of Nairobi.

Cabinet secretary for education Prof George Magoha speaks hope to the 747171 students who sat the exam . “Each one of you has the ability to transition to tertiary institutions in the country”

Students who managed to hit their targets are now enthusiastic that they will plunge in the fields they longed for and the transition reform Symmetrically bringing hope to the students who didn’t manage hitting the good marks.
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All primary and secondary institutions in the country will be reopened in January 2021.

The announcement was made by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha this morning after meeting with all the education stakeholders.

In his announcement, Prof Magoha stated that all pupils in Grade 1,2 and 3 and classes 5 to 7 and Students in form 1 to 3 shall be in the same class in 2020.

This will mean that there will be two form one classes in the academic year of 2021.

Teacher Training colleges, Technical colleges and Universities could however resume in September. 

“We expect to reopen our schools in January 2021 as we hope by then, we would have achieved in flattening our curve as a country,” Prof Magoha added.

The new recommendations have pushed the national exams which were scheduled for March 2021 to August 2021 or the end of 2021.

At the same time, schools will have to learn in different shifts to achieve social distancing rules in classrooms and each learner to be provided with two face masks.

The CS went on to announce that there will be no national exams this year. The CS however encouraged tertiary institutions and  Universities to continue with online lessons and embrace virtual graduation ceremonies in the meantime as the ministry of health is looking to flatten the curve in the fight against novel Corona virus.

The position has been supported by all teachers’ unions including KNUT and KUPPET.

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Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has revealed how the government will recover learning period lost as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.

The no-nonsense CS says that the government is planning to shorten the second term mid-term break and August holiday to recover the the time lost.

He says should schools be re-opened within the next one month as expected there will be a loss of seven weeks on the school calendar.

According to the Education CS, to ensure completion of the syllabus within the scheduled time, the second term mid-term break will be shortened by four days and the August holiday by two weeks.

The Ministry says it will further adjust the school day to have longer learning hours.

“The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in Kenya led to the closure of schools on March 15, 2020 three weeks earlier than scheduled. The Ministry has further extended the reopening for the second term by one month effective from May 4, 2020. The net effect is the loss of seven weeks of school calendar,” said Prof. Magoha.

He made the revelation while responding to queries by Parliament on various measures taken by the Education Ministry in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has spoken on the stampede that occurred at Kakamega Primary School on Monday evening killing 19 pupils.

The head of state last evening sent a message of comfort to the families of the children who lost their lives following the stampede.

However, the president ordered for a thorough investigation to establish the cause of the incident.

By yesterday night, the death toll had risen to 19, all the way from 14.

Speaking during a phone interview with Citizen TV on Monday night, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha also questioned the incident that lead to the death of the pupils.

He said he was at the school last week and he witnessed the pupils come down the stairs in an orderly manner.

Magoha had confidence that there must be something that led to the stampede.

He has ordered his Principal Secretary Bellio Kipsang to arrive at the scene today morning as investigations into the matter goes on.

Earlier reports indicated that the pupils were rushing down the staircase of the school when they tripped and fell on each other.

Kakamega Central OCPD David Kabena said that at least 39 pupils were injured, noting that 20 had been treated and discharged.

Additional reports indicated that the injured pupils were in the region of 100 and that some of them have been admitted to the ICU in critical condition.

On Monday night, former Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale who arrived at Kakamega County Referral Hospital to give a helping hand noted that 19 had died and that two were in the ICU.

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Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has spoken on the unfortunate stampede at Kakamega Primary School that left 14 pupils dead and 39 others seriously injured.

Speaking during a phone interview with Citizen TV on Monday night, Prof Magoha questioned the incident that lead to the death of the pupils.

He said he was at the school last week and he witnessed the pupils come down the stairs in an orderly manner.

According to Magoha, there must be something that led to the stampede.

Magoha says a bell ring can’t cause the panic witnessed on Monday evening.

He has ordered his Principal Secretary Bellio Kipsang to arrive at the scene tomorrow morning as investigations into the matter goes on.

Earlier reports indicated that the pupils were rushing down the staircase of the school when they tripped and fell on each other.

Kakamega Central OCPD David Kabena said that at least 39 pupils were injured and that so far, 20 have been treated and discharged.

Additional reports indicate that the injured pupils are in the region of 100 and that some of them have been admitted to the ICU in critical condition.

The pupils are said to have been running away from a teacher who was reportedly punishing another pupil in one of the classes upstairs.

However, some reports also indicate the children were rushing to go home after the bell rung.

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Buluma Tony from Kapsabet Boys High School has emerged Top KCSE student with 87.159 points.

Top 10 students.

1.Wabukho Tony – 87.159 – top student.

2.Baraza Njeri – 87

3.Aboke David – 87

4. Anthony Ochieng – 87

5. Mathuri Wawira – 86

6. Kizito Ezra – 86

7. Lomali Chemengach – 86

8. Ndathi Njoki – 86

9. Chelangat Irene – 86

10. Chelangat Ruto – 86

This year’s KCSE results have come three days earlier than was the case last year.

According to Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha, the results this year have improved compared to previous years.

A total of 699,745 candidates sat this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.

51% Male sat for examination as compared to 49% Female.

627 scored A plains, 5000+ A-minus and 125,746 above C+.

Candidates attaining A plain rose to 627 up from 315 last year. Grade A- (minus) shot to 5,796 from 3,418 last year. Overall, minimum University entry grade C+ and above shot to 125,746 as compared to 90,377 last year.

16 subjects significantly improved with 11 recording decline.

The marking of the examination was concluded on Thursday and Knec officials immediately embarked on analysing the results.

This year’s examination was conducted between November 4 and 27 and marking started on November 28 in 20 schools in Nairobi and its environs.

Last year, the results were released on December 21.

A total of 26,597 teachers marked this year’s KCSE examination in 20 stations in Nairobi and its environs.

The examination was done in 10,287 centres across the country with a total of 21 cases of examination malpractices being reported and 90 mobile phones being confiscated from candidates during the examination.

The 2019 KCSE examination was being administered for the 31st time since its inception in 1989.

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2019 KCSE examination results are set to be released this morning by Education CS Prof George Magoha.

A total of 699,745 candidates sat this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.

On Monday, Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) board held a meeting to approve the results ahead of submission to President Uhuru Kenyatta before they are made public.

Already Education stakeholders have been invited for the release of the results at Knec headquarters on Dennis Pritt road.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has been briefed by Education CS George Magoha and officials of KNEC on the results of this year’s KCPE ahead of their release today.

Speaking at State House, Uhuru commended the officials for conducting the national exams in a transparent and secure environment.

He praised the team for ensuring that the process was undertaken without any hitch, terming the exercise a major success.

Uhuru expressed gratitude to all stakeholders for ensuring that the whole examination process including marking of the papers was conducted within schedule.

Present at the meeting were Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua, Teachers Service Commission CEO Nancy Macharia and Acting KNEC Chief Executive Officer Mercy Karogo among others.

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Andy Michael Munyiri from Thogotho Primary School has emerged the Golden boy of KCPE 2019 with 440 Marks.

In the results released on Monday by Education CS George Magoha, three candidates; Flavian Onyango, June Cheptoo and Sean Ndung’u had 439 marks.

1,088, 986 candidates sat for the exam this year.

The results come just 18 days after the candidates completed their exams.

More to follow…

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A tractor had to come to the rescue after a school bus ferrying KCPE exams and a police car got stuck in mud in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County on Tuesday morning.

KCPE exams kicked off countrywide on Tuesday morning with close to 70,000 security officers being deployed to secure the exam papers and candidates.

In a video doing rounds on social media, a red-colored tractor is seen pulling the Mau Summit secondary school bus from the mud.

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha and his Interior counterpart Fred Matiang’i are overseeing the exercise that will take three days.

Prof Magoha started his day in Mombasa while Dr Matiang’i oversaw the opening of the exam papers at Garrison Primary School, Gilgil.

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