Education sector will now witness radical changes after the Cabinet approved mergers, dissolution and restructuring of educational related State Corporations after a meeting held today January 21, 2025, at Kakamega State Lodge.
In the changes, 42 State Corporations with duplicating, overlapping or related mandates will now be merged. In this case Universities Fund and Higher Loans Boards (HELB) will be among those that will be merged, which will also apply to Commission for University Education (CUE), Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA), and Kenya National Qualifications Authority KNQA) will too be merged.
At the same time Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) will be among the 9 State Corporations which have been dissolved and their mandates transferred to the Ministry in this case the Ministry of Education, however, the big mandate might be transferred to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
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“Nine State Corporations whose mandates can be performed under the Ministry are proposed for dissolution after the functions are transferred back to the Ministry or other relevant State Corporations,” reads the Cabinet communique this evening.
Jomo Kenyatta Foundation and School Equipment Production Unit will be among Sixteen 16 State Corporations with outdated mandates or the good/service which the Cabinet say can be supplied by the private sector are proposed for divesture/ dissolution, with Kenya Utalii College being among Six State Corporations which are proposed for restructuring to align their mandates for better performance.
The Cabinet observed that the changes are in line with the government’s commitment to streamline its operations, reduce waste, and curb excesses, adding that the reforms will address operational and financial inefficiencies, enhance service delivery, and reduce reliance on the Exchequer.
“The National Treasury assessed 271 State Corporations, excluding those earmarked for privatisation. The reforms include merging 42 State Corporations with overlapping or related mandates into 20 entities to improve operational efficiency and eliminate redundancy,” added the Communique.
According to the Cabinet, many State Corporations have struggled to meet their contractual and statutory obligations, leading to an accumulation of pending bills amounting to KSh94.4 billion as of March 31, 2024.
By Roy Hezron
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