The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will host The 39th Association for Education Assessment in Africa (AEAA) annual conference 21st to 25th August 2023, in Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.

The AEAA Local Organizing Committee(LOC) has also identified The Stadion Hotel as one of the key alternative accommodations for its delegates attending the meeting.

KNEC is honored to invite you to participate and present a paper at the conference. The sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) aims at ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. As we approach the 25th year of the new millennium, the achievement of the SDG 4 goal is still a global concern as several assessment bodies have not incorporated fair assessment that reflects the needs of diverse group of learners. The teaching professional also is slow in restructuring and empowering teachers with the best teaching approaches for inclusive learning that will create the best learning environment that is accessible for all students.

The 39th Association for Educational Assessment in Africa Annual Conference will focus on an array of aspects in educational assessment, with deliberate emphasis on integration of formative and summative assessment; as well as assessment of non-cognitive skills for the 21st Century skills. The theme of the conference therefore aims at eliciting dialogues that promote inclusivity across the entire pyramid of education, ensuring that no learner is left behind.

 Sports Cabinet Secretary Hon. Ababu Namwamba presides over the launch of the Talanta Hela Sports Technical committee and the Talanta Hela Sports initiative at the Stadion Hotel in Kasarani. Accompanying the CS are Education PS, Youth Affairs PS, Sports PS and Sports Kenya Director General, among other dignitaries.

The New Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has initiated steps to resolve the dispute between Kenya and Fifa after calling the president of the world football governing body Gianni Infantino.

The development comes amid heightened activities witnessed in the country's football arena in recent days with stakeholders highly anticipating the return of top-flight action.

“On my Day One in the office today, I engaged Fifa on the phone to commence the process of resolving the impasse that has seen Kenya banned by the world football governing body. Government is committed to returning Kenyan football to normalcy in sync with the rule of law and the public good,” Namwamba confirmed.

“I'll be meeting different stakeholders in the coming days as we seek a permanent solution to the existing crisis,” Namwamba added.

Before his official appointment last Thursday, Namwamba had pledged to call Infantino on his first day in office. Namwamba said resolving the standoff between the country and the world football governing body remains his priority as he embarks on his term in office.

“We want to immediately get down to dealing with the Fifa imbroglio around FKF. I've been sufficiently briefed by the outgoing CS, ” he said.

While being ushered into office by his predecessor Amina Mohamed at a handover ceremony held at the Kenya National Library Services in Nairobi on Friday, Ababu received reports touching on the FKF crisis.

In an exclusive interview on Monday, the chief executive officer of the ousted federation Barry Otieno confirmed they had indeed met Namwamba at his office to unlock the impasse.

“We are really happy that the government has taken the initiative to resolve the impasse between the country and the world football governing body, Fifa.

“Of course, we wouldn't want to put the cart before the horse by revealing our plans but if everything goes according to plan, we are planning to start the top-flight league between November 12 and 18,” Otieno said.

He said they would ensure a return to normalcy in the event that they are cleared to regain control of the country's football.

On Thursday, FKF Transition Committee head of secretariat Lindah Oguttu bade the football fraternity farewell, her words announcing the end of the body's contentious mandate.

“It has been a great honour to serve on the FKF caretaker/Transition Committee for close to a year. We are done,” Oguttu said in a statement.

The Transition Committee was constituted on November 11 last year by the then Sports CS Amina Mohamed following the expulsion of the Nick Mwendwa-led federation by the government.

An announcement made by the Kenya Premier League caucus last week further fuelled speculations that the top-flight action is around the corner.

The caucus said it had officially opened the transfer window for the 2022/23 FKF Premier League off-season which is expected to run until November 28.

The caucus had previously decided to set the date of the new season for November 12 at a meeting attended by FKF chief executive officer Barry Otieno.

In a letter sent to the CEOs of the KPL clubs, the caucus chairman, Raymond Oruo also announced that the Fifa Integration System will be used during the exercise.

Sports Kenya held a stakeholders forum to consolidate and validate its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. The forum brought together personalities from various organizations within the sports fraternity.

Sports Kenya officers during a courtesy call to Kisumu County's Chief Officer for Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports, Mr. Gerald Ondiek and Ag.Director for Sports and Infrastructure, Mr Kennedy Otieno to explore business opportunities for Sports Kenya.

Sports Kenya is Participating in the 9th Edition of the #Africities2022 summit, taking place in the lakeside city of Kisumu.

This is an initiative of the Pan-African Organisation of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) that is held every 3 years to address the attainment of the African Union's Agenda 2063.
The event brings together dignitaries and participants from across Africa and seeks to strengthen the role of Local and Regional Governments.
If you are attending the Africities Sports Challenge in Kisumu City, visit Sports Kenya's exhibition booth and get to interact and learn more about us.
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Preparations for the 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship are in top gear with final touches being put into place ahead of the tournament which tees-off on Thursday at the Karen Country Club.

Working teams were today putting up critical infrastructure, which includes, among others, seating bleachers, hospitality tents, tv towers and tv compound infrastructure. Teams are working round the clock to ensure all is in place ahead of the tournament this coming Thursday where expectations are high from all quarters.

 The Kenya Open Golf Championship is East and Central Africa’s premier annual golf event. First played in 1967 at the Muthaiga Golf Club, the tournament has transformed over time to attain a European Tour status having first attained a European Challenge Tour status in 1991.

Over the course of its existence, the Kenya Open Golf Championship has attracted some of the world’s top golfers; making it an integral part of the growth of global golf superstars.

Some of the renowned global golf stars that have played at won at the Kenya Open Golf Championship include some of Europe’s biggest Ryder Cup stars like Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam, Ken Brown and Christy O’Connor Jr, as well as future Masters champion Trevor Immelman.

The most successful player being England’s Maurice Bembridge, who recorded three victories between 1968 and 1979. The Kenya Open continues to grow with each passing event. The list of past champions who took part this year event underlines the increasing strength of the tour and that of Kenya as a preferred destination of choice for golfers.

The event has been held at two venues: The Muthaiga Golf Club and the Karen Country Club in Nairobi; offering players a unique challenge at each venue. As the stature of the event has grown, so has its prize money. The current purse stands at €1.1 Million up from €500,000 in 2018 when the tournament was still part of the European Challenge Tour.

Kenya’s glorious weather makes it possible to play golf 365 days in a year; giving visiting players at the Kenya Open Golf Championship, an opportunity to play golf a cross the four days of the tournament and take in the magic of Kenya during the same time.

Preparations for the 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship are in top gear with final touches being put into place ahead of the tournament which tees-off on Thursday at the Karen Country Club.

Working teams were today putting up critical infrastructure, which includes, among others, seating bleachers, hospitality tents, tv towers and tv compound infrastructure. Teams are working round the clock to ensure all is in place ahead of the tournament this coming Thursday where expectations are high from all quarters.

The First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, who is the organiser of the noble race, simultaneously flagged off the 21Km Paralympic Race of the 4th edition of the Beyond Zero Half Marathon. The race, which started and ended at the Nyayo National Stadium, was clustered into different categories, including the 21km half marathon, the 10 km road race, the 5km family race, wheelchair and tricycle races and a special 2km 'pregna' walk for expectant mothers.

Other prominent figures who came to support the First Lady's marathon include the incoming Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed and Ethiopia's former First Lady Roman Tesfaye. The First Lady, Margaret, had been training for the race for weeks at State House where she was joined by a number of journalists from various media houses.

This year's edition comes at a time when the country's health sector is faced with a myriad of challenges, among them perennial shortage of facilities which has resulted in endless strikes by medics and increased mortality rate. For instance, in Kiambu county alone, 60 infant deaths were recorded between December 2018 and February 2019 at the Kiambu Level Five Hospital. The Beyond Zero Campaign is an initiative by the First Lady aimed at improving the quality of health services of mothers and children across the country.

Time wasting, injuries, forced substitutions and a red card was the story of the day as Gor Mahia overcame a 10-man NA Hussein Dey 2-0 at the Kasarani stadium in their third match of the Caf Confederation Cup on Sunday.

Francis Kahata and Jacques Tuyisenge scored a goal each to gift the hosts full pints in the ill-tempered clash.

The Algerians were forced by injury to make two substitutions as captain Ahmed Gasmi and midfielder Hocine Orfi were stretchered off the pitch and replaced immediately.

Gasmi’s injury was however more serious, and he was rushed to Aga Khan hospital with a suspected head fracture.
Courtesy of the win, Gor Mahia are back on top of group D with six points.

Gor had their way in the end, but they had to contend with an irate Algerian opposition, whose frustrations were made worse by two early substitutions and the red card.

Hussein Dey drop to second with four points, pending the match between Petro Atletico and Egypt’s Zamalek in Alexandria.

It was a bad day for Hussein Dey, as two of their top players got injured. Captain Ahmed Gasmi and midfielder Hocine Orfi were stretchered off the pitch in the 30th and 37th minutes and replaced immediately by Hocine Laribi and Aberouf Choiuter.

They also suffered another late setback in the 87th minute when Chems Harrag was sent to an early shower for bad mouthing the referee.

It was a bad day for Hussein Dey, as two of their top players got injured. Captain Ahmed Gasmi and midfielder Hocine Orfi were stretchered off the pitch in the 30th and 37th minutes and replaced immediately by Hocine Laribi and Aberouf Choiuter.

They also suffered another late setback in the 87th minute when Chems Harrag was sent to an early shower for bad mouthing the referee.

Tuyisenge, who is the group’s top scorer, compounded the Algerian misery three minutes later by first drawing out goalkeeper Zakaria Bouhalfya and then lifting the ball over him thereby sending the stadium into frenzy.

This goal did not go down well with the opponents, who invaded the Gor technical bench in protest, thereby necessitating a temporary stoppage of play before referee Abdoul Ohabee brought things back to order.

The March 2019 Beyond Zero Half Marathon will be celebrating all those who have partnered with Beyond Zero throughout the years. The marathon is aimed at creating awareness and drawing the attention of stakeholders to the challenges of maternal and infant health in Kenya besides raising resources to increase access to healthcare for mothers and their babies.

The marathon is one of the key resource mobilization events for Beyond Zero, a flagship program aimed at saving the lives of mothers and children by preventing preventable maternal and infant deaths.

The First Lady said despite the successful milestones made by Beyond Zero, largely enabled by resources mobilized through the marathons and partners, her work towards quality and accessible healthcare, is far from being finished.

“Our work will require stepping up our joint efforts, re-dedicating our energies, and building our collective resolve towards a healthier and better future for Kenyans,” said the First Lady

“We started our work at a time when Kenya was considered to be among the most dangerous countries to give birth,’’ said the First Lady pointing out that health access, quality and care was the determinant cause for the unacceptable high mortality and morbidity rates among women and children at the time.
United Nations Resident Co-ordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Sidharth Charterjee said Beyond Zero had redefined the ecosystem of reproductive health in Kenya through good partnerships and convergency of policy.

He pledged that the UN family will continue working with the First Lady to ensure the success of both Beyond Zero and the Universal Health Coverage, whose pilot program President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch next week in Kisumu.

Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki said the drop in HIV transmissions between mothers and babies was largely attributed to Beyond Zero’s elimination of Mother-to-Child-Transmission (eMTCT) program.

The relaunch of the marathon coincides with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which was marked on Monday.