The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) has presented a memorandum on six Education Sector Bills, 2026 to the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education.
The submission called for the rights of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to be safeguarded, particularly in equitable access to education, inclusive and special needs education, learner assessment, placement, and funding.
THE SIX BILLS
The Bills seek to transform Kenya’s education sector under the Competency-Based Education system. They are the Tertiary Education, Placement and Funding Bill; the Basic Education Bill; the Kenya National Educational Assessments Council Bill; the Pre-Service Education and In-Service Training Bill; the Kenya National Qualifications Framework (Amendment) Bill; and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The Commission was represented by Vice Chairperson Thomas Koyier, Commission Secretary/CEO Dr Purity Ngina and Assistant Director, Legal and Investigation, Mr Desire Njamwea.
EQUALITY IN LAW
Drawing on its constitutional mandate to promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination, the Commission set out its institutional and technical perspectives on the proposed reforms and their implications for gender equality, non-discrimination and inclusive education.
It stressed that education laws and policies must address systemic inequalities and uphold the rights of all learners, so that no learner is left behind.
