The Ministry of Education (MoE) is set to unveil a comprehensive framework to guide partnerships in Kenya’s education sector, aiming to harness the strengths of diverse stakeholders for broader national impact.
The initiative is anchored in the National Education Sector Strategic Plan 2023–2027, which emp inclusive, multi-stakeholder collaboration to improve access, quality, and relevance in education. Once launched, the plan will serve as a key investment guide for both public and private actors.
Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, in remarks delivered by Director of Education Anne Gachonya, said the framework will pro for government agencies, civil society, academia, and the private sector. “For cohesion and collaboration, the ministry is formulating a framework to leverage each partner’s strengths and resources to achieve wider impact,” Ogamba stated.
The announcement was made during the opening of the third Foundations for Learning (F4L) Conference, hosted by the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development. The three-day event marked the conclusion of the five-year F4L initiative, which trained over 2,500 educators across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
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The program’s beneficiaries include 717 pre-primary student teachers, 1,638 primary student teachers, 40 pre-primary college tutors, 131 primary college tutors, and 108 education leaders who have completed the flagship Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management.
This year’s conference, themed “Empowering Educators and Leaders: Innovation and Insights for Sustained Transformative Change,” brought together policymakers, educators, and researchers to share evidence-based practices and address systemic challenges in East Africa’s education systems.
The F4L project focuses on strengthening pre-primary and primary education, with a strong emphasis on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Prof. Jane Rarieya, Dean of the Institute for Educational Development–East Africa, highlighted the shortage of well-prepared teachers as a major challenge facing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). She noted that F4L workshops were designed to build critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving, which are the core pillars of CBC.
The Ministry’s upcoming framework is expected to ins such collaborative efforts, ensuring that partnerships are structured, impactful, and aligned with national education goals.
By Masaki Enock
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