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July 27, 2025
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DP Kindiki: Education reforms now irreversible

DP Kindiki: Education reforms now irreversible

According to the Deputy President, the education sector's transformation over the last 22 years has reached a tipping point, with reforms implemented in just the last two years anchoring long-term cha.....

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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has declared Kenya's sweeping education reforms "irreversible," asserting that policy shifts, infrastructure investments, and staffing increases have fundamentally transformed the learning ecosystem over the last two years. He emphasized that these changes are foundational and will define the future of education in the nation.

  • Kindiki confirmed a seamless national transition to senior school under the Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) model is scheduled for January 2026.
  • 23,000 new classrooms have been constructed nationwide in the past two years, with 16,000 from the Ministry of Education and 7,000 through the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).
  • 76,000 teachers have been recruited since 2022, with an additional 24,000 expected by December, bringing the total to 100,000 within three years.
  • TVET sector enrollment has nearly doubled, from 375,000 students in 2022 to 700,000 today, attributed to government investment and the Dual Training Policy (DTP).
  • A new university funding model is being refined to ensure access for all students, and the Open University of Kenya has been established.

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