More than 100,000 Grade 10 learners have applied to review their senior school placements, the Ministry of Education has said.Daily Nation that since the online revision portal was launched, 2,000 transfers had been approved yesterday.
The ministry launched the digital platform to enable parents and school administrators to request changes for learners who are dissatisfied with their initial school or pathway allocations.
He said that in a bid to ensure efficiency, responsibilities have been delegated across levels: Cluster One approvals are being handled at the ministry headquarters, Cluster Two by regional directors, Cluster Three by county directors and Cluster Four by sub-county directors.
The ministry said that the revision covers about 9,000 senior schools listed on the portal.
The CS acknowledged that first phase of placements had exposed gaps. He admitted that the Kenya Education Management Information System (KEMIS) portal was having technical challenges. The minister said that transitioning to a new curriculum has complexities, and some learners have been assigned institutions or pathways that did not align with their preferences or abilities.
Mr Eugene Keke joined hundreds of frustrated parents at Shimo La Tewa Comprehensive School in a desperate waiting game as technical failures paralysed the first day of the Grade 10 placement revision exercise.
Mr Keke’s son, Jayson Righa (14), was placed at Bunyore Boys Secondary School in Vihiga County.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba with Kisauni MP Rashid Bedzimba (right) and Mombasa Senator Mohamed Faki (left) during the official opening of Shanzu Senior School in Mombasa on December 23, 2025.
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