The Ministry of Education (MoE) has confirmed that nationwide distribution of Grade 10 textbooks to public senior schools has reached 71 per cent, with authorities assuring stakeholders that full delivery will be completed before the end of February 2026.
According to the official media release dated February 15, 2026, “the Ministry of Education (MoE), through 21 contracted Kenyan publishers, has so far supplied over 1,193,070 Grade 10 course materials and literary texts to public senior schools across the country.”
The release notes that this “represents 71 per cent of the total books earmarked for distribution as at 13th February 2026.”
The distribution exercise, which began in January, is part of the broader rollout of learning materials under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The Ministry states that “the nationwide textbook distribution exercise was officially launched in January 2026 by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Julius Migos Ogamba, and is currently ongoing in several counties.”
Officials say the printing phase is nearly complete, with 93.89 per cent of textbooks already printed. Table 1 of the release indicates that out of 11,867,325 total quantities ordered, 11,142,230 have already been printed.
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The Ministry reassured schools that delays in some areas are being addressed and that remaining consignments are en route. “The Ministry has assured schools and stakeholders that the remaining consignment will be delivered promptly,” the release states, adding that “all Grade 10 course materials and literary texts [are] expected to be in public senior schools by the end of February 2026.”
The books have been produced by leading Kenyan publishers, including Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB), Oxford University Press East Africa, East African Educational Publishers (EAEP), Longhorn Publishers, and Storymoja Publishers.
The Ministry emphasised that the distribution effort reflects coordinated planning between publishers and regional education offices. “This represents 71 per cent of the total books earmarked for distribution,” the statement reiterates, underlining the scale of the exercise.
Education stakeholders view the progress as significant, given the logistical challenges of distributing materials across diverse geographic regions. With over 8.3 million textbooks already dispatched nationally, the government appears confident that the remaining gap will be closed within the projected timeline.
The update signals the Ministry’s intent to maintain transparency in CBC implementation while reinforcing accountability among contracted publishers and distribution teams.
By Joseph Mambili
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