Five years of headteachers’ conferences: The promises kept, the reforms delivered and the demands still unfulfilled

An assessment of the resolutions, policy commitments and persistent challenges emerging from Kenya's annual headteachers' conferences in Mombasa between 2021 and 2025 reveals significant progress in education reforms. It also exposes a widening gap between policy announcements and the realities confronting school administrators.For five years, Kenya's headteachers have converged in Mombasa to deliberate on the future of basic education, examine government policies and present concerns affecting the management of public schools.