Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education has started a formal investigation into an incident of corporal punishment at Maikona Girls Secondary School in Marsabit County.

The Government of Kenya has agreed to increase Spanish language teaching in the country’s education system after a meeting with senior officials from the Kingdom of Spain.

The Ministry of Education has reclassified all secondary schools in preparation for the roll out of senior school under the competency based education (CBE) system in January 2026.

The Ministry of Education has issued a circular to all education officers across the country on the management of school sports and co-curricular activities during Term Two.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) through the Public Service Commission (PSC) has started recruiting and deploying interns as ICT officers to primary schools across Kenya, raising concerns over overreach into functions constitutionally assigned to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

Stakeholders in the education sector have petitioned the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to transfer Sub County Directors of Education (SCDEs) and Sub County Directors of the TSC currently serving in their home counties.

The Government of Kenya owes public schools a total of KES 64 billion in undisbursed capitation funds over a period of nine years.

Government Launches Digital Platform to Guide Grade 9 Learners in Career and Senior School Selection.

The Ministry of Education reassured stakeholders about Grade 9 career pathways amid reported confusion, emphasizing structured guidelines and pilot testing before the full launch next month.

Grade 9 learners and their parents continue to face confusion due to the Ministry of Education's delay in releasing critical guidelines for selecting senior schools and academic pathways, a process scheduled to begin in January 2026