The Government of Kenya (GoK) with the support from the World Bank (WB) is implementing the ‘Kenya Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project’ (SEQIP).The Project is designed to complement other projects and activities financed by the Government under the National Education Strategic Plan (NESP), the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) grant, and other programs supported by various Development Partners (DPs) in the sector. The Constitution of Kenya (2010) has the Bill of Rights at its core, while the country’s Vision 2030 acknowledges the need to reform the education and training system so that it aligns well with the aspirations of the youth, and those of the country on becoming an upper-middle income industrialized nation.

 The SEQIP will contribute to the twin goals of the World Bank’s global strategy: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. In particular, the project focuses on the most educationally and economically disadvantaged areas, as well as the poorest and most vulnerable children. The SEQIP will also contribute to a priority in the World Bank’s Africa Development Strategy to accelerate the demographic transition and harness the demographic dividend. The project also responds to a key domain in the Kenya Country Partnership Strategy (2014-18) that aims at building human capital through education and training.