Ministers of Education in Kenya: As we highlight the List of Kenya’s Ministers of Education since independence, it cannot go unmentioned that this ministry plays a major role in the country’s economic progress. As a result, the Minister in charge is tasked with the mandate to ensure that the education sector is efficient. The first minister of Education was Hon. J.D Otiende who is well remembered for the reforms he introduced in Kenyan education. Every Kenya has one or two memory of the major announcement made by the below ministers, especially during the announcement of KCSE and KCSE results announcement.
Ministers of Education in Kenya
- Minister of Education in 1964
Hon. J.D Otiende
- Minister of Education in 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967
Hon. Mbiyu Koinange
- Minister of Education in 1967
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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
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- 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
- 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
- Minister of Education in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
Hon. Prof Sam Ongeri
- Minister of Education in 2012 and 2013
Hon Mutula Kilonzo
- Minister of Education in 2013, 2014 and 2015
Hon Prof Jacob Kaimenyi
- 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
19. Minister of Education in Kenya {2018-2022]
Prof George Magoha
20. Current Minister of Education in Kenya/ Cabinet Secretary for Education {Sep 2022-
Ezekiel Machogu
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