KICD Stories

KICD ordered to fast-track textbook distribution for Grade 9 students
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 09, 2025

The first day of Grade 9 under CBC was marked by congestion, confusion, and a shortage of classrooms and textbooks.

KICD allays fears of shortage of textbooks as learners prepare for new term
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 22, 2024

According to KICD, textbooks are readily available for all learning areas from Pre-Primary 1 (PP1) to Grade 9 in schools or on the open market.

KICD apologises for controversial content in Form 3 Biology text book
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2024

As a way forward, KICD has constituted a panel as stipulated to review the content of the book within two weeks.

Audit reveals wasteful spending as KICD prints unnecessary books worth millions
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 05, 2024

The question the auditors brought forward was whether the KICD management performed a needs assessment before awarding the tender and distributing the...

Education stakeholders invited to review proposed Grade 10 curriculum
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2024

The curriculum proposed by the Presidential Working Party on Educational Reforms (PWPER) includes seven learning areas at this level, four of which ar...

Decline in STEM student numbers worries Education ministry
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 08, 2024

The situation threatens Kenya's achievement of middle-income and industrialised nation status by 2030, says CS Ezekiel Machogu.

KRA partners with KICD to integrate tax education into schools under CBC
Amina Wako  |  Mar 20, 2024

The partnership will see the integration of tax education into key subjects such as business studies, Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, and social stud...

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