MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND …

1 MINISTRY OF education , SCIENCE AND technology . republic OF KENYA. education Sector Report 2005. February 2005. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER 1 .. 1. Introduction .. 1. Sector Definition .. 1. The sector Vision and Mission Statement .. 1. Mandate, Core Functions, Activities and 1. CHAPTER 2 .. 5. Sector 5. Sector Policies and Objectives .. 5. Specific Targets for the 6. Analysis of Sector input and output 6. Pre- Primary 7. Core Poverty Reduction Programmes in the 22. Free Primary education Support Project: .. 25. Strengthening Primary education III.

2 25. Non-Formal Primary education 26. Rehabilitation of Arid zones primary schools .. 26. School Feeding 26. Expanded School Feeding Programme .. 26. Basic education Infrastructure Improvement Project - GOK/OPEC. 27. Trends in Expenditure for the Core Poverty Programmes .. 27. Analysis of the Outputs and Outcomes Related to these Expenditures .. 28. Challenges, Constraints/Lessons Learnt .. 29. Pending 29. Stalled 31. Quality and 31. Subsector Issues and 32. CHAPTER 3 .. 36. Resource Requirements For 2005/2006 2007 36. Investment 36.

3 Resource projections and Indicative Budget .. 38. Indicative Donor Commitments over the Next Three Years .. 40. New and Enhanced Programmes .. 43. Early Childhood Programmes.. 43. Primary education Programmes .. 44. School Construction: .. 45. Capitation Payments to Public Primary Schools:.. 45. Capitation Payments to Non-Formal Schools: .. 45. School Health and Feeding Programmes:.. 46. In-service Teacher Training: .. 46. Other Training and education Promotion Activities: .. 46. Special ASAL education Programmes .. 46. i Secondary education Investment 47.

4 Secondary School Infrastructure Improvement: .. 47. Targeted Bursary Fund: .. 47. Secondary Teacher Deployment and Development: .. 48. Information Communication technology :.. 49. SCIENCE and Library Equipment: .. 49. Teacher Training College Programmes (TTC).. 49. Adult Basic education Programmes .. 50. AIDS Programmes .. 50. Special Needs education Proposed Investment Programme .. 51. Technical, Industrial, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Investment Programme .. 51. University 52. Management and capacity building Programme.

5 53. Quality Assurance and Standards 54. Other Construction Projects and Development 56. Teacher Costs .. 57. Primary Teachers Salaries .. 57. Secondary Teacher 58. Emerging Issues in the Sector .. 60. Proposed Strategies for Resource Mobilization .. 64. ii ABBREVIATIONS. ADF African Development Fund AIA Appropriations In Aid AIE Authority to Incur Expenditure AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ASAL Arid And Semi-Arid Lands BOG Board of Governors CBD Community Based Development CBE Curriculum Based Establishment CBO Community Based Organisation CBS Central Bureau Of Statistics CEMASTEA Centre for Mathematics.

6 SCIENCE and technology in Africa CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CHE Commission for Higher education DEB District education Board DEO District education Officer DFID Department for International Development DPM Directorate of Personnel Management ECD Early Childhood Development ECDE Early Childhood Development and education EDF European Development Fund EEC European Economic Commission EFA education For All EMIS education Management Information System ERS Economic Recovery Strategy ERSWEC Economic Recovery Strategy on Wealth and Employment Creation ESSP education Sector Strategic Plan FPE Free Primary education GDP Gross Domestic Product GER Gross Enrolment Rate iii GOK Government of Kenya HELB Higher education Loans Board HIV Human Immune Virus ICT Information and Communication technology IDA International Development Association IED Institute of Economic Development IIEP International Institute for Educational Planning INSET In-servicing of Teachers IPPD Integrated Personnel Pay-Roll Data JICA Japanese International

7 Corporation Agency JKF Jomo Kenyatta Foundation JKUAT Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and technology KCPE Kenya Certificate of Primary education KCSE Kenya Certificate of Secondary education KESI Kenya education Staffing Institute KIE Kenya Institute of education KISE Kenya Institute of Special education KNEC Kenya National Examinations Council KRA Kenya Revenue Authority KShs Kenya Shillings KU Kenyatta University M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOHANH&S MINISTRY of Home Affairs National Heritage and Sports MOL&HRD MINISTRY of Labour and Human Resource Development MOES&T MINISTRY of education SCIENCE and technology MOH MINISTRY of Health MPER Ministerial Public Expenditure Review MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Frame Work NCST National Council for SCIENCE and technology NE North Eastern NER Net Enrollment Rate iv NFE Non-Formal education NGO Non-Governmental Organizations NPER National Public Expenditure Review ODA Overseas Development Agency ODE Open and Distance education ODL Open and Distance Learning O&M Operation and Maintenance OPEC

8 Organization of Oil Exporting Countries PAYE Pay As You Earn PDE Provincial Director of education PE Personal Emoluments PEM Public Expenditure Management PER Public Expenditure Review PETS Public Expenditure Tracking Survey PIP Public Investment Programme PIU Project Implementation Unit PTR Pupil Teacher Ratio PTTC Primary Teacher Training College SACMEQ Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring education Quality SAGA Semi Autonomous Government Agency SBTD School Based Teacher Development SEMIS Strengthening education Management SEPU School Equipment Production Unit SIDA Swedish International Development Agency SEMIC School Instructional Material Committee SMASSE Strengthening of Teaching Mathematics and SCIENCE in Secondary education SMC School Management Committee SPRED Strengthening of Primary education SFP School Feeding Programme v STD Sexual Transmitted Disease SWAP Sector Wide Approach TIVET Technical.

9 Industrial Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training TSC Teachers Service Commission TTC Teachers Training College UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations UNICEF United Nations Children's Educational Funds UON University of Nairobi UPE Universal Primary education WB World Bank WEUCO Western University College WEUST Western University of SCIENCE And technology WFP World Food Programme YP Youth Polytechnic vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The MINISTRY of education SCIENCE and technology is the only MINISTRY in the sector.

10 The sector's mandate include among other things, education provision, promotion, facilitation, formulation of policy guidelines on education . It also coordinate the development of human resource through education , training, research SCIENCE and technology . The sector is divided into five directorates namely; Directorate of Basic education ; Higher education ; Technical education ; Quality Assurance; and Policy and Planning. This departments are supported by the various support units, which includes: Accounts, Finance division, Procurement, Central Planning Unit and the Administration department.