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Uganda’s parliamentary committee on education benchmarks Kenya’s model to gather policy insights for education sector reforms

21 August 2026, 7:23 pm

Angwech and other Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports during benchmarking engagement with Kenya’s national Assembly

By Baker Okello

The Kyoga County Member of Parliament and member of Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports Hon. Colline Angwech highlighted several key benefits and insights gained from their benchmarking visit to Kenya asserting that it will help to improve education standard in Uganda.

Speaking to our reporter, Angwech acknowledged that the delegation evaluated Kenya’s execution of the competency based curriculum including automatic learner progression guidelines.

Led by deputy chairperson Emmanuel Ongiertho, MP Angwech revealed that the delegation met with Kenyan counterparts chaired by Julius Melly as bilateral discussion focused on several core policy areas specifically in addressing salary disparities between science and humanities teachers.

She said Kenyan MPs presented strategies on embedding technology across classroom subjects, using interactive digital screens, and building school digital infrastructure.

Angwech highlighted transition in Kenya’s education systed

Legislator added that the discussions also covered the administration of public development funds like the national government constituencies development fund for school infrastructure, alongside policies governing inclusive education and support for learners with special needs.

She also confirmed that Parliamentary committees on education will continue delegating MPs for regional and international benchmarking visits to strengthen legislative oversight and improve education policy formulation.

Angwech confirmed committees on education will continue delegating MPs for regional and international benchmarking

The Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Education in Kenya and the MP for Tinderet district Hon. Julius Kipbiwott Melly continue to press the government to address critical gaps in the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

Kipbiwott emphasized on sensitizing and informing parents for the success of competence-based curriculam.

Kipbiwott emphasize on sensitizing and informing parents for the success of competence-based curriculam.

A member of the Committee and member of Parliament for Mandera County in Kenya, Hon Ebrahim Abdul Haro expressed strong praise and relief as the government through the Ministry of Education and Sports rolled out the distribution of official textbooks for the revised competence-based curriculum.

Haro stressed that the distribution targeted both public and registered private secondary schools across the country to maintain consistent educational standards across all region.

Abdul on distribution of official textbooks for the revised competence-based curriculum

On August 19, 2026, a delegation from the Ugandan parliamentary committee on education and sports visited parliament buildings in Nairobi for a benchmarking engagement with Kenya’s national assembly departmental committee on education.