PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AMB. (PROF.) JULIUS BITOK, CBS (PhD.) 

Amb. (Prof.) Julius K. Bitok, CBS, PhD, is the Principal Secretary, State Department for Basic Education. He serves as the accounting officer responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of the State Department and the following core functions:

      i.         Basic (Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Teacher Training) Education Policy Management;

     ii.         Primary and Secondary Education Institutions Management;

   iii.         School Administration and Programmes;

   iv.         Registration of Basic Education and Training Institutions;

     v.         Management of Education Standards;

   vi.         Management of National Examinations and Certification;

  vii.         Curriculum Development;

viii.         Quality Assurance in Education;

   ix.         Special Needs Education Management;

     x.         Representation of Kenya in Africa UNESCO;

   xi.         Teacher Training;

  xii.         Adult Education Management. 

The PS also provides oversight authority for the following Semi-Autonomous State Agencies (SAGAs) under the Department:

      i.         Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)

     ii.         Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)

   iii.         Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE)

   iv.         Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB)

  v.      Kenya Institute for the Blind (KIB)

   vi.         Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Africa (CEMASTEA)

  vii.         Kenya National Commission for UNESCO

viii.         Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI)

   ix.         School Equipment Production Unit (SEPU)

     x.         Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF)

   xi.         National Commission for Nomadic Education (NACONEC)

Before his current posting, Amb. (Prof.) Bitok was the PS for the State Department for Immigration and Citizens Services in the Ministry of Interior and National Administration. He also served as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Pakistan and as a scholar in Kenya and the US, specializing in finance, public policy, and governance. He has also worked in the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Capital Markets Authority (CMA), and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), among others.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Finance from Moi University/Oklahoma State University, a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Moi University.

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