School heads and teachers are set to receive training in digital learning tools and data management under a new three-year partnership aimed at improving literacy and numeracy in public schools.
The agreement between the Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI) and education programmes implementor EIDU seeks to strengthen the use of technology in school management, classroom instruction and assessment as the government continues rolling out Competency-Based Education (CBE).
The partnership, signed at KEMI headquarters in Nairobi, will incorporate digital learning and assessment tools into KEMI's national training programmes for heads of institutions, deputy heads, education managers and Boards of Management.
KEMI chief executive Maurice Odondo said the partnership would help address gaps in foundational learning by equipping school leaders and teachers with the skills needed to improve learning outcomes.
“As we speak today, the foundational level of education in this country has not received full attention. Working together, we will be able to address that gap, so that learners move to upper primary and finally to senior school well grounded,” he said.
Odondo said effective school leadership was critical in ensuring that education reforms translated into better classroom outcomes.
“When the school leader is well prepared, all other issues fall properly in place,” he said, adding that collaboration among education sector players was necessary to achieve meaningful reforms.
“When we pull together and co-create, we will be able to transform this sector in a more meaningful way,” he said.
Under the agreement, KEMI will provide trainers, training facilities and access to its national network of school leaders while jointly developing and delivering programmes with EIDU.
The institute will also oversee the endorsement or accreditation of programmes developed under the partnership.
EIDU will provide technical support, curriculum-aligned digital content, access to its learning platforms and data systems, as well as training for KEMI facilitators.
EIDU managing director Fredrick Seda said the partnership would help extend practical lessons from classrooms to school leadership training across the country.
“Every day we see what becomes possible when a teacher has the right tools and timely data on each child. KEMI reaches the leaders of every school in this country. By working alongside KEMI, we can help make sure those lessons reach the head teacher in a rural school as much as one in the city,” he said.
The collaboration comes as the education sector seeks to strengthen instructional leadership, continuous assessment and evidence-based decision-making under the Competency-Based Education system.
The 2023 report of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform recommended the retooling of teachers to equip them with skills required under the new curriculum.
EIDU's digital learning programme currently reaches about 790,000 learners in 12,700 public schools across 32 counties, working with county governments and the Ministry of Education.
An independent randomised controlled trial conducted in Kenyan pre-primary classrooms and published in the journal Research Papers in Education in 2026 found that learners using EIDU's programme recorded learning gains equivalent to about six additional months within one school year.
A joint steering committee, led by the KEMI chief executive and EIDU managing director, will oversee implementation, approve annual work plans and monitor progress.
The agreement will run for three years, until November 2029, with a mid-term review scheduled after 18 months.
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