Kenya: Bitok Promises Review of Butere Girls Incident At Film Festival

Kenya: Bitok Promises Review of Butere Girls Incident At Film Festival

Nakuru -- Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has said the Ministry of Education is investigating chaos following the aborted staging of a Butere Girls play at the National Drama and Film Festival in Nakuru.

Govt warns school heads against inviting non-teachers to train learners in co-curricular activities

The Ministry of Education has issued a stern warning to school heads against inviting non-teachers to train learners in co-curricular activities, following the ongoing controversy surrounding Butere Girls High School’s ‘Echoes of War’ play. In a statement on Thursday, April 10, 2025, the Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba emphasised that such actions violate […]

Malala is neither a teacher nor a director at Butere Girls' – Ogamba

Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba has waded into the ongoing scandal involving Butere Girls’ High School during the Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama and Music Festival in Nakuru. Addressing the media on Thursday, April 10, 2025, Ogamba set the record straight the government did not bar the students from performing their play ‘Echoes […]

Ogamba now blames Butere Girls for drama festival chaos - The Informer Media Group

Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, refuted claims that the government barred the girls from performing the controversial play.

CS Ogamba says Butere Girls students allowed to stage contested play but declined

Ogamba indicated that they refused to perform due to Cleopas Malala's absence whom he insists he is unaccredited. - Kenya breaking news

Govt did not stop Butere Girls from staging ‘Echoes of war’ – CS Ogamba

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba now says that the government did not ban Butere Girls High School students from performing their play, ‘Echoes of War’ during the ongoing National Drama Festivals in Nakuru. Speaking to the press in Mombasa, the CS says the students refused to perform and decided to walk off the stage. CS Ogamba […]