The Basic Education Act 2013 in Kenya

(1) The head of a basic education institution shall be the secretary to the Board of Management.

The members of the Board of Management shall be paid such allowances as the Cabinet Secretary may provide by regulations upon the advice of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.

(1) There shall be established an Education Standards and Quality Assurance Council. (2) The Education Standards and Quality Assurance Council shall- (a) ensure standards and maintain quality in institutions of basic education; (b) administer policies and guidelines set for basic education; (c)...

(1) The Council shall appoint quality assurance and standards officers for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Cabinet Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the following with respect to Education Standards and Quality Assurance Council (ESQAC): (a) the relationship between the Cabinet Secretary...

(1) The Quality and Assurance officers shall facilitate compliance with standards by promoting a collegial and collective approach to quality assurance. (2) Education Standards and Quality Assurance Council and Quality Assurance Officers shall provide appropriate incentives for voluntary compliance...

The Cabinet Secretary, Teachers Service Commission, Standards and Quality Assurance Council, National Education Board, national quality assurance bodies, and the County Education Boards shall ensure the maintenance of standards, quality and relevance of education and training as provided for under...

(1) The Cabinet Secretary shall in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders develop the National Qualifications Framework to- (a) set the standards and benchmarks for qualifications and competencies including skills, knowledge, attitudes and values; (b) define the levels of qualifications and...

The Cabinet Secretary shall in consultation with the relevant departments or agencies and stakeholders through regulations and appropriate measures continuously review, evaluate and monitor policies on standards and relevance in education and training to assure and ensure standards, quality and...

Every institution of basic education in consultation with the Education, Standards and Quality Assurance Council shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act- (a)develop or adapt appropriate national and international standards; (b)establish, implement and manage quality assurance...

The Cabinet Secretary in consultation with the National Education Board, and the various County Education Boards and institutions and all persons engaged in the promotion, provision and conduct of education shall- (a) ensure compliance with quality and relevance in the provision and delivery of...

The Cabinet Secretary in consultation shall, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, make Regulations on standards, quality and relevance in education in Kenya.

(1) To ensure standards, quality and relevance in curriculum development, the Cabinet Secretary shall, upon advice of the National Education Board, continuously develop, review, evaluate and monitor the curriculum. Provided that the curriculum shall be reviewed every five years. (2) Basic...

(1) There shall be a Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development whose mandate shall include curriculum development for basic education (2) Subject to subsection (1), the Cabinet Secretary shall accredit curriculum development agencies for all levels and programmes on the basis of approved...

Except as otherwise provided for under this Act, no person or institution shall combine the functions of developing and teaching and examining or assessing and issuing a certificate in respect of a curriculum without accreditation and approval in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

A person shall not offer basic education in Kenya unless the person is accredited and registered as provided for under this Act. (2) A person or organization intending to establish an institution offering basic education shall make an application in the prescribed manner to the relevant County...

(1) Where the County Education Board is not satisfied that the institution has complied with the requirements set out under this Act the Board may reject the application and notify the applicant of the decision within thirty days. (2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the County Education...

(1) A person shall not engage in the promotion, management, or teaching of basic education unless such person is accredited and registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) A person may not use any premises or facilities to provide education and training through face to face, open...

(1) The County Education Board shall establish and maintain a databank of all- (a) registered, accredited, licensed and incorporated institutions of education, training and or research in the County; (b) teachers in the County; and (c) pupils and students. (2) The register established and...

Any person making an application for the establishment, licensing, registration and accreditation of a basic education and training institution shall pay the prescribed fees to the relevant agencies under the Act or any other written law.

The Cabinet Secretary shall in consultation with Education, Standards and Quality Assurance Council, and the relevant stakeholders establish guidelines and prescribe rules and regulations for the establishment, licensing, accreditation and registration of basic education and training institutions.

(1) The Education, Standards and Quality Assurance Council shall assess the application to ensure due compliance with the standards formulated and developed under this Act and submit its report to the County Education Board. (2) Without prejudice to the foregoing, the County Education Board shall...

An application for the establishment of a basic education institution shall contain: (a) name, physical, postal and electronic addresses of the proposed institution; (b) in the case of a mobile school, the name of a general area and the name of the family in which the school is situated; (c) the...

(1) Public examinations shall be conducted as provided for under the Kenya National Examination Council Act. (2) The Cabinet Secretary may make regulations prescribing: (a) the conduct of school based assessments; (b) conditions; (c) the certification of school based assessments.

Any person aggrieved by the decision of County Education Board under this Part may, within thirty days of being notified of the decision, appeal against such a decision to the Education Appeals Tribunal established under section 93.

(1) The funds of the Department of Education shall consist of– (a) monies provided by Parliament for the purposes of the Department; (b) any funds provided by bilateral or multilateral donors, for the purpose of the basic education; (c) monies that may accrue to or vest in the in the course of...

The financial year of the Department of Education shall be the government financial year.

(1) Before the commencement of each financial year, the Cabinet Secretary shall cause to be prepared estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Department for that year. (2) The annual estimates shall make provisions for all the estimated expenditure of the Department for the financial year...

(1) The Cabinet Secretary shall cause to be kept all proper books and records of accounts of the income, expenditure, assets and liabilities of the Department. (2) Within a period of three months after the end of each financial year, the Cabinet Secretary shall submit to the Controller of Budget...

(1) The Cabinet Secretary shall establish mechanisms for school-based auditing. (2) The officers responsible for school-based auditing for public schools shall advise and work with the respective headteachers, principals, school administrators and governing bodies to ensure the proper maintenance...

(1) The Cabinet Secretary may invest any of the funds of the Department in securities in which for the time being trustees may by law invest funds or in any other securities which the Treasury may from time to time approve for that purpose. (2) The Cabinet may place on deposit, with such bank or...