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September 5, 2026
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Education ministry to revive special needs education assessment centres

Education ministry to revive special needs education assessment centres

The Ministry of Education has stepped up efforts to revive the country’s collapsed Education Assessment Resource Centres (EARCs), starting with 10 regional facilities, in a bid to improve identification and placement of learners with special needs, Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogam..

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The Kenyan Ministry of Education is set to revive the nation's collapsed Education Assessment Resource Centres (EARCs) to better identify and support learners with special needs.

  • The initiative will initially focus on repairing 10 regional facilities with an allocation of Sh130 million.
  • Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced the plan during a tour in Mombasa.
  • The revival aims to address the disrepair of 56 former centres, crucial for data generation on special needs learners and appropriate resource allocation, including specialized teacher ratios like 1 to 4.

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