Education and the Kenya Vision 2030

By
Evelyn J Bukhala
SAD External Services
Research Monitoring and Evaluation
 KENYA VISION 2030
Kenya
Kenya Vision
Vision 2030
2030 is
is the
the
country’s new
country’s new development
development
blueprint
blueprint covering
covering the
the
period
period 2008 to 2030.
2008 to 2030. It
It aims
aims
to
to transform
transform Kenya
Kenya into
into aa
newly
newly industrializing
industrializing ,,
“middle
“middle income
income country
country
providing
providing aa high
high quality
quality life
life
to
to all
all its
its citizens
citizens by
by the
the year
year
2030”
2030”

KENYA VISION 2030

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EDUCATION AND THE KENYA
VISION 2030
By Evelyn J Bukhala
SADRME
 FOUNDATIONS FOR KENYA VISION
2030

Macroeconomic stability;

Continuity in governance reforms;

Enhanced equity and wealth creation opportunities for the poor;

Infrastructure & energy;

Science, technology and innovation (STI);

Land reform & human resources development

4 Security as well as public sector reforms

 Education Sector

VISION
VISION
FOR THE
EDUCATIO
N SECTOR
FOR 2030
“to have a globally
competitive quality
education, training
and research for
sustainable
development”

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The Education sector

Transform the Use education

Kenya Expand
recognize Chal sector to meet
ing
to create a
human cohesive
s that leng resource equity, knowledge-
education needs of the based society,
es to country, and raising culture of
is
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ds in accountability,
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 S C IEN C E, TE C HNOLOGY and
INNOVATION (STI
The
It
Vision government
recognizes
2030the will
critical
proposes role create
played
intensified
by research and development (R&D)
and implement
application of STIan STI
to raise
in accelerating economic
productivity
policy inand
the efficiency
framework
development newlyto support
levels
Vision across
2030
industrialized countries ofpillars.
the three the world.

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 S C IEN C E, TE C HNOLOGY and
INNOVATION (STI.
More resources will be devoted to:
 scientific research and technical
capabilities of the workforce
 raising the quality of teaching
mathematics, science and technology in
schools, polytechnics and universities.

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 The Social Strategy: Investing in the
People of Kenya.
Education & Training

Kenya will provide globally competitive quality education, training and research to
her citizens for development and enhanced emotional well-being.

The overall goal for 2012 is to reduce illiteracy by increasing access to education,
improving the transition rate from primary to secondary schools and raising the quality
and relevance of education.

Integration of all special needs education into learning and training institutions.

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 The Social Strategy: Investing in the
People of Kenya.
Education & Training Contd

Achieving an 80% adult literacy rate.

Increasing the school enrolment rate to 95%.

Increasing the transition rates to technical institutions and universities from

3% to 8% by 2012.

Kenya intends to have international ranking for her children’s achievement

in mathematics

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 Specific Strategies
Integrating early childhood into
primary education.

Reforming secondary curricula.

Modernising teacher training.

Develop key programmes for

learners with special needs.

Rejuvenate ongoing adult training

programmes.

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 Flagship Projects for Education and Training

The
The flagship
flagship
education
education
and training
and training
projects
projects for
for
2012 are
2012 are to:
to:

Build and fully

Build and fully
equip 560 new
equip 560 new
secondary schools
secondary schools
to accommodate
to accommodate
the increasing
the increasing
number of students
number of students
graduating from
graduating from
primary schools;
primary schools;

Establish a teachers’
Establish a teachers’
recruitment
recruitment
programme to employ
programme
28,000 moretoteachers
employ
28,000 morethe
to improve teachers
quality
toofimprove theand
education quality
to
of education
ensure that all and to
schools
ensure that
have all schools
adequate
have adequate
teachers.
teachers.

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Finally,
Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the
impulse to make the picture your own
Robert C ollier

Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand

and what to stand for - because unless we stand for
something, we shall fall for anything.
Peter marshall

Thank You