Govt Proposes Merger of 32 Teacher Training Colleges Into One Institution

Parliament is considering a proposal to merge 32 public Teacher Training Colleges into one institution to be known as the Kenya Teachers Training College.

The proposed merger is contained in the Pre-Service Education and In-Service Training Bill, 2026. If passed, the law would end the colleges’ status as independent institutions and convert them into campuses of the new Kenya Teachers Training College.

The Bill states that all institutions listed in its Fourth Schedule would automatically become campuses of the new college once the law comes into effect.

The colleges set to be affected include Aberdare, Asumbi, Moi Baringo, Bishop Mahon, Bondo, Borabu, Bunyore, Chesta, Galana, Garissa, Kaimosi, Kamwenja, Kenyenya, Kericho, Kitui and Kwale Teacher Training Colleges.

Others are Machakos, Mandera, Meru, Migori, Mosoriot, Murang’a, Narok, Seme, Shanzu, Tambach, Thogoto and Ugenya Teacher Training Colleges.

The proposal also names Saint Lawrence Egoji, Saint Augustine Eregi, Saint Mark’s Kigari and Saint John’s Kilimambogo Teacher Training Colleges.

The new Kenya Teachers Training College would operate as a corporate institution responsible for coordinating pre-service teacher education across all its campuses. 

It would also conduct research and consultancy in teacher education and advise the Cabinet Secretary for Education on matters relating to teacher training.

Staff currently working in the affected colleges would be transferred to the new institution, while certificates and diplomas already awarded by the colleges would remain valid.

The proposed college would be managed by a board chaired by a presidential appointee. The board would include senior government officials from the Education and National Treasury ministries, the Teachers Service Commission, the Office of the Attorney-General and other relevant institutions.

The board would oversee key areas including college assets, finances, student fees, partnerships and disciplinary matters.

Each campus would have an administrator responsible for its daily operations and the provision of teacher education.

Under the Bill, all assets, liabilities, rights and obligations belonging to the 32 colleges would also be transferred to the Kenya Teachers 

Training College once the new law takes effect.

The proposed merger forms part of wider reforms aimed at restructuring teacher training in Kenya, covering both pre-service preparation and continued professional development for teachers.

The Bill is sponsored by Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung’wah.