Shock as KSh15 Billion Teacher Colleges Project Records Just 1% Completion After 15 Years.
Ksh 15B Teacher Colleges Project Stalled at 1% Completion After 15 Years, CoB Report Reveals
A government budget implementation review shows major education infrastructure projects worth billions of shillings are facing severe delays, with some programmes taking over a decade to complete due to funding shortfalls.
According to the Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o, the construction of 10 Teachers Training Colleges, launched in 2011, is only 1 per cent complete and is now expected to be finished in 2027.
Meanwhile, the Primary School Infrastructure Improvement Project, started in 2010, has reached just 27 per cent completion and is projected to run until 2028.
The report attributes the delays largely to budget constraints, raising concerns over the pace of delivery of long-term education infrastructure projects that were meant to expand access and improve learning conditions nationwide. At the same time, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has emerged as a major focus of the report, with a budget allocation of Ksh387.18 billion for FY 2025/26, up from Ksh369.59 billion the previous year.
This significant allocation underscores the commission’s central role in managing Kenya’s teaching workforce and education delivery system.
According to the report, TSC is responsible for key functions including teacher recruitment, training, deployment, discipline, and professional development across the country.
Further, the digitisation of teacher records fell short of targets, while performance appraisal training for teachers recorded no measurable progress within the review period.
Despite these setbacks, the commission posted strong performance in several training programmes, including CT integration, Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) training, and remote learning methodologies, indicating that capacity-building efforts are largely on track.
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However, the report further notes that infrastructure projects are significantly behind schedule, with the construction of county offices in Kwale and Kitui standing at just 1 per cent completion.
These findings highlight a growing imbalance in the education sector where human resource development is progressing steadily.
Further, infrastructure delivery continues to lag, threatening long-term planning and service delivery goals.
Shock as KSh15 Billion Teacher Colleges Project Records Just 1% Completion After 15 Years.
