Fresh intrigues and the billions at the centre of Kenya’s textbook wars

Textbook procurement is one of the most lucrative tenders in basic education...

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Billions of shillings intended for textbook procurement in Kenyan public schools are at the center of a high-stakes conflict involving publishers, the Ministry of Education, and state agencies, exacerbated by the rollout of competency-based education.

Sh27.9 billion was spent on school textbooks between 2020 and 2024, with audits revealing significant wastage and inefficiencies.
Key players include the Ministry of Education, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), and various publishers, with the Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB) expressing concerns about an uneven playing field.
The procurement process has been marred by delays, oversupply, undersupply, and payments for books for subjects not offered, highlighting systemic issues.

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