More than 10,000 junior secondary schools across Kenya are set to receive interactive smart boards under the first phase of the government’s digital learning programme, a major investment aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum.
The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Education, is expected to enhance classroom instruction by integrating digital technology into teaching and learning while supporting the ongoing transition to competency-based education in public schools.
Basic Education Principal Secretary John Ololtuaa said 10,382 junior secondary schools will benefit from the first phase of the programme, with the remaining institutions to be covered in the second phase. Once completed, the rollout will reach more than 21,000 junior secondary schools across the country.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to Hill School Senior School in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, on Monday, Ololtuaa said the digital infrastructure programme demonstrates the government’s commitment to modernising Kenya’s education system and ensuring learners have access to technology-enabled learning environments.
“We’re also looking at all junior secondary schools. Some 10,382 of them across the country will receive smart boards in Phase One. In Phase Two, the remaining schools will also benefit,” he said.
The Principal Secretary noted that the government remains focused on ensuring the successful implementation of the Competency-Based Education system by investing in digital infrastructure alongside other essential learning resources.
“The Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Education, is very keen to ensure that the Competency-Based Education is implemented accordingly, and the processes to implement it are going on in the best way possible,” he said.
Ololtuaa added that the Ministry of Education had received numerous development requests from schools across the country and would prioritise projects based on urgency and the availability of resources.
“I have already received a list of the projects you have requested. We will sit together with the school leadership and agree on the priority areas because we are serving the whole country,” he said.
The planned rollout of smart boards is expected to improve interactive learning, enhance digital literacy among learners and teachers, and support the delivery of the CBE curriculum, which places greater emphasis on practical skills, learner engagement, and the use of technology in the classroom.
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