{
  "id": 4677678,
  "title": "Education stakeholders stress the importance of teaching virtues to young people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/education-stakeholders-stress-the-importance-of-teaching-virtues-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:05:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/education-stakeholders-stress-the-importance-of-teaching-virtues-to-young-people/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Education officials in Kenya are stressing the importance of instilling virtues in young people to address increasing unrest and disciplinary issues in schools and communities. Speaking at the 2nd African Regional Conference at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), Higher Education Permanent Secretary Beatrice Inyangala emphasized the crucial role learning institutions play in shaping values and character. She urged educational leaders to model virtues such as integrity, compassion, and humility, and encouraged tertiary institutions to promote the continuous development of their faculty, staff, and students.\n\nPeter King'ori, director of the Centre for Character Development, echoed Inyangala's call for a national conversation on character development within communities. He stressed that a generation of citizens with strong character is essential for Kenya's and Africa's future. King'ori emphasized the need for the conference to serve as a platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to discuss character development, leadership, and human flourishing.\n\nSamuel Marigat, a Regional Director at the Teacher Service Commission, called for collaboration between schools, parents, and guardians to instill good morals in students. He highlighted the Teacher Service Commission's value system of professionalism and innovation, and the critical role teachers play in nurturing students' character. Marigat stressed the importance of ensuring teachers embody the right values to positively influence the moral development of their students. Inyangala also noted the government's launch of Values-based Education as part of Kenya's competency-based curriculum reform, which aims to produce both competent and character-driven individuals.",
  "summary": "Education stakeholders in Kenya are emphasising the need to instil virtues among the youth as the only solution to curb the rising cases of unrest and disciplinary issues in learning institutions and communities at large. Speaking during the 2nd African Regional Conference at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), Higher Education PS Beatrice Inyangala […] The post Education…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}