Universities urged to fast-track reforms ahead of 2029 CBE transition

From Right-Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) VC Prof. Victoria Ngumi and Chancellor Prof. Joseph Mathu Ndung'u during the 45th graduation on December 5, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The government has called on higher learning institutions to speed up reforms in preparation for the 2029 rollout of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system at the tertiary level.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said with just three years left before the first CBE cohort joins universities, institutions must intensify their readiness.