Schools in different parts of the country are being connected through digital smartboards under a government initiative aimed at enabling learners and teachers to interact in real time regardless of their location.
President William Ruto led a live National Digital Class Experience at Kiminini Junior Secondary School in Trans Nzoia County on Wednesday, October 14.
The initiative will be implemented under the new Digital Economy Acceleration Project (KDEAP) through the government's Digital Skills and Markets programme, with financing from the World Bank.
During the demonstration, learners and education stakeholders participated from several schools in different counties, showcasing how digital technology can bring classrooms together for shared learning.
An image of President William Ruto leading a live National Digital Class Experience at Kiminini Junior Secondary School in Trans Nzoia County, on Wednesday, October 14.
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Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo, joined the session from St Georges Junior Secondary School in Ruiru, Kiambu, while Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Hannah Cheptumo, and Musa Sirma also took part from Kabimoi Junior Secondary School in Baringo County, and ICT Authority Board Chairperson Lily Ngok joined learners at Kericho Township Junior Secondary School.
The smartboards use interactive digital smartboards and real-time connectivity to bring classrooms together, which allows learners and teachers in participating schools to communicate and take part in shared learning activities.
The technology allows schools in different counties to connect during a live session, creating opportunities for collaboration and interaction.
This initiative helps bridge the geographical gaps, making learning more engaging, and instead of students having to travel from different counties, this also saves costs for schools and learners, since education can now be done seamlessly in the comfort of their classroom.
The classroom demonstration comes after a notice issued on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, invited eligible consulting firms to express interest in an assignment to integrate.
The firms were expected to provide evidence of experience in developing artificial intelligence curricula, showing that AI education is also part of their expertise.
However, the curriculum integration exercise is distinct from the live digital classroom demonstration, although both of them fall under the wider efforts to expand digital learning and skills in Kenya.
Digital learning content for grades 7 and 8 is ready; Grade 9 content is being prepared, but the ministry says that procurement for the second phase of the project has begun and is targeting approximately 21,000 schools by April 2027
Kenyan primary school pupils, collectively using a laptop donated by the European Union to access and learn online on January 27, 2026.
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UNICEF Kenya