Ministry of Education
Policy updates, circulars, and announcements from Kenya's Ministry of Education.
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Ruto: Capitation to Reach Schools Before Opening Every Term from 2027
President William Ruto has said the Government will release capitation funds to schools before they reopen each term, starting in 2027.
KUTVET Threatens Strike From 18 November Over Plan to Move TVET Trainers’ Payroll
The Kenya Union of Technical and Vocational Education Trainers (KUTVET) has given the government four days to withdraw plans to move the payment and employment of…
Over 24,000 Public Primary Schools to Get New Grade 1–3 Textbooks in January 2027
More than 24,000 public primary schools will receive new Mathematics, English and Kiswahili textbooks in January 2027, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development…
Bomet Teacher Gets Court Leave to Challenge KUPPET’s April 2026 National Elections
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has granted a Bomet teacher leave to challenge the national elections of KUPPET, held on 18 April 2026.
NLC Urges Public Schools to Secure Their Land Through Piga Nduru
National Land Commission (NLC) Commissioner Susan Khakasa Oyatsi has called for urgent action to protect public school land from encroachment, grabbing and competing…
HELB Releases Funds for Eight More Student Batches: Full List and What to Do
HELB has disbursed funds for eight more student batches for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Headteachers’ Conference in Mombasa 2026: Heads Press for One Leader Per Comprehensive School
Primary school heads begin their annual national conference in Mombasa on Monday 9 November 2026.
KMTC Tells MPs About 20,000 KUCCPS-Placed Students Fail to Report Each Cycle Over Funding Gap
About 20,000 students placed at KMTC through KUCCPS fail to report in each placement cycle.
UASU Tells MPs the KSh 20 Billion Lecturers’ CBA Must Be Paid in Full and on Schedule
UASU has told Parliament that the government must immediately and fully implement the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for lecturers and staff at public…
Ruto Announces Plan to Manufacture Leather Shoes for 14 Million Students
President William Ruto has announced that Kenya will manufacture leather shoes for all of its school going children.
KCSE Exam Leaks: Ogamba Warns That Photographed Papers Can Be Traced
Anyone who photographs and shares a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) paper can be identified, and so can the officials who let it happen.
2027 Co-curricular Activities Calendar: Term 1 and Term 2 Games, Music Festival and Science Fair Dates
2027 school games calendar Kenya: Term 1 school games (Machakos), Kenya Music Festival (Kisii), Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, FEASSA 2027 Kigali, TTC games…
2027 School Calendar Kenya: Term Dates, Half-Terms, Holidays and Exams
2027 School Calendar Kenya: Term Dates, Half-Terms, Holidays and Exams
KCSE 2026: CS Ogamba Warns Phones and Cheating Threaten Exam Credibility
Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba issues a KCSE 2026 exam malpractice warning.
HELB Second Semester 2026/2027: Students Do Not Need to Reapply
Students who have already applied for HELB funding for the 2026/2027 academic year do not need to apply again for second semester funding.
