Education and Training
“Globally Competitive Quality Education, Training and Research for
Sustainable Development”
The government is committed to the provision of quality education, training and research for all Kenyans. In the recent
past, the education sector has undergone accelerated reforms to address the overall goals of the Economic Recovery
Strategy for Employment and Wealth Creation (ERS). The government is also committed to achieving the international
development commitments such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA).
Major reforms the education sector has undergone include:
• The launch and implementation of Free Primary Education (FPE) in January 2003;
• Development of Sessional Paper No. 1, of 2005 on Policy Framework for Education, Training and Research;
• Adoption of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) to planning and financing of education and training;
• Development and implementation of the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme (KESSP), which is an
investment programme that allows different stakeholders to support the sector in the medium term; and
• The recently introduced Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE).
Other achievements in the sector include:
• Development of the Education Governance and Accountability Plan;
• Production of Financial Management and Procurement Manuals;
• Enactment of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and sub-sectoral Strategic Plans and Service Charters for
Universities, Secondary schools and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC);
• Recognition of various sub-sector policies like Gender, Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and
Information Communication Technology (ICT);
• Establishment of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) centre at the Ministry of Education headquarters,
• Review of the Ministry of Education Legal framework which is currently ongoing;
• Strengthening of the Education Management Information System (EMIS); and
• Development of Geographical Information System (School Mapping).