The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is a governmental ministry of

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, that is in charge of national policies and programs that enable Kenyans gain access to high-quality, low-cost schooling, post-secondary education, higher education, and academic research. The Kenyan Ministry of Education is mandated by the Kenyan Constitution, Chapter Four, Articles 43, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and 59, which include provisions on children's right to free and compulsory basic education, including quality services, as well as access to education institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities who are integrated into society, to the extent compatible with the person's interests. Its head office is in Jogoo House B’, Harambee Avenue,

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

, Kenya. The head of the Ministry has been referred to as a Minister in the past, however in 2017 this title changed to Cabinet Secretary, this in line with the 2010 Constitution of Kenya which allows the government to have 22 ministries. the director general is Elyas Abdi Jillaow.

Ministers of Education

# Minister of Education in 1964 - Hon. J.D Otiende. # Minister of Education in 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 - Hon.

Mbiyu Koinange Peter Mbiyu Koinange (1907 – 3 September 1981) was a politician from Kenya. He served in the government and cabinet of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, for 16 years. During this time, he held the post of member of parliament for the ...

. # Minister of Education in 1967 - Hon Joseph Nyaga. # Minister of Education in 1968 -1969 - Hon. J.G Kiano. # Minister of Education in 1973,1974,1976,1977,1978 and 1979 - Hon. Taita Arap Towett. # Minister of Basic Education in 1975 - Hon. Dr. Zachary Onyonka. # Minister of Basic Education in 1979 - Hon.

Moses Mudavadi Moses Substone Budamba Mudavadi (1923-1989) was an influential politician from Sabatia, Kenya, in the early post-independence years under former president Daniel Moi. He was the first patron of the Maragoli Cultural Festival until his death ...

. # Minister of Education in 1980,1981,1982,1983,1984 and 1985 - Hon. Prof Jonathan Ng’eno. # Minister of Higher Education in 1980,1981,1982 and 1983 - Hon Joseph Kamotho. # Minister of Education, Science, and Technology in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994 and 2001 - Hon. Peter Oloo Aringo. # Minister of Education and Human resource Development in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 - Hon

Kalonzo Musyoka Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (born 24 December 195is a Kenyan politician who was the tenth Vice-President of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. Musyoka served in the government under the late President Daniel arap Moi and was List of Foreign Ministers of Ke ...

. # Minister of Education in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 - Hon. Henry Koskey. # Minister of Education in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 - Hon. Prof

George Saitoti George Musengi Saitoti, E.G.H. (3 August 1945 – 10 June 2012) was a Kenyan politician, businessman and American- and British-trained economist, mathematician and development policy thinker. As a mathematician, Saitoti served as Head of the ...

. # Minister of Education in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 - Hon. Prof

Sam Ongeri Ambassador Prof. Hon. Samson Kegengo Ongeri, EGH (born 23 February 1938) is a Kenyan politician. He is the former Senator for Kisii County. Early life Ongeri was born on 23 February 1938, in Gesusu, Nyaribari Masaba. Political life Hon Prof ...

. # Minister of Education in 2012 and 2013 - Hon

Mutula Kilonzo Mutula Kilonzo (2 July 1948 – 27 April 2013) was a Kenyan politician and Senior Counsel, who served as Minister of Education after having previously served as the Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan and justice and constitutional affairs He bel ...

. # Minister of Education in 2013, 2014 and 2015 - Hon Prof

Jacob Kaimenyi Jacob Kaimenyi Thuranira (born 10 July 1952) is a Kenyan dentist who served as Cabinet Secretary for Education, and then Land, Housing, and Urban Development, in the Cabinet of President Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 Octobe ...

. # Minister of Education 2016 and 2017/Cabinet Secretary for education 2016-2017 - Hon Fred Matiang’i. # Minister of Education in 2018/Cabinet Secretary for education 2018 - Hon

Amina Mohammed Amina Jane Mohammed (born 27 June 1961) is a Nigerian-British diplomat and politician who is serving as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016 and was ...

. # Minister of Education in 2018/Cabinet Secretary for education 2018 - Prof.

George Magoha George Albert Omore Magoha (born circa 1952), is a Kenyan consultant surgeon, academic administrator and technocrat, who serves as the Cabinet Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of Kenya, effective 26 March 2019. Immediately before his ...

Institutions

# Primary and Secondary Education Institutions. #

Public Universities A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national university ...

and Tertiary Institutions. # Technical Training Institutes. # Youth Polytechnics. # National Polytechnics.

References

External links

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

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