The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is intensifying efforts to integrate digital technology into teaching and learning, with 62,000 teachers already trained in the use of digital devices to improve education delivery across the country.
TSC Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Evaleen Mitei said digital literacy remains a key priority in the implementation of Competency-Based Education (CBE), noting that technology is transforming how teachers deliver lessons and how learners access educational resources.
Speaking during the Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association (KECSHA) Annual General Meeting and Conference at the Sheikh Zayed Children Welfare Centre in Mombasa, scheduled to run from November 9 to 14, 2026, Mitei said digital platforms were breaking geographical barriers and giving learners in remote areas access to quality lessons.
She said learners could participate in live Integrated Science lessons streamed from distant locations through platforms such as LabXchange, even where schools lacked physical laboratories.
Mitei also noted that through livestreaming programmes, learners could access Chemistry lessons delivered by teachers based in different schools.
Digital devices for Junior Schools
Mitei said the government, through a partnership involving the Ministry of ICT, the ICT Authority (ICTA) and TSC, was implementing the Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project (KDEAP), with support from the World Bank.
The initiative aims to expand access to affordable, high-quality internet connectivity and provide digital devices to improve the quality, relevance and effectiveness of teaching and learning.
She revealed that the distribution of digital devices targeting 10,000 Junior Schools had been launched and was ongoing across the country.
The remaining 11,000 schools are expected to receive the devices by April 2027, alongside the rollout of fibre-optic internet connectivity.
The TSC Acting CEO further disclosed that the Commission, working jointly with ICTA, had trained 62,000 teachers in the use of digital devices.
Additional ICT Champions had also been trained through partnerships with the World Bank, the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) and ICTA to spearhead technology integration in schools.
School heads urged to embrace digital learning
Addressing school heads, Mitei urged them to empower ICT Champions, strengthen ICT infrastructure and ensure that technology becomes part of everyday classroom instruction, assessment and school management.
She challenged school administrators to ensure that digital devices under their custody remained safe and functional, warning against allowing the equipment to remain unused in storage facilities after training sessions.
"Let us move ICT beyond workshops and locked cupboards into everyday classroom practice. If our learners are online, our schools must not remain offline," she emphasised.
Mitei said the adoption of digital technology in schools should be viewed as an important measure of education quality and enhanced professionalism among teachers.
She called on school heads to take a leading role in ensuring that digital literacy translates into practical classroom experiences, enabling learners across the country to benefit from modern teaching and learning approaches.
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