Kenya’s Special Needs Education Policy for Education Enhancement: A Dichotomy
Kenya has made great steps towards the provision of Free Primary Education (FPE) since it was launched 15 years ago. The number of enrolled pupils in primary schools has increased tremendously since the FPE was initiated and even the numbers are more sustained compared to the drop-out rates and out of school numbers that were reported before the FPE. The government has continued to invest in resources for schools and train teachers to be well equipped to teach pupils in school. In 2013, one of the campaign pledges for the winning party was to provide laptop computers to every class one pupil across the country. In 2017, the same party boasted to have provided the laptop computers to all primary schools and also claimed to have connected almost all primary schools to electricity. While all these milestones may have been achieved in the last 15 years, there still remains a huge gap in the provision of education for pupils with special educational needs. The National Special Ne...