Walimu started with one simple observation: Kenyan teachers were spending their evenings and weekends preparing documents that should already exist. We decided to fix that.
The Competency Based Curriculum is a genuine improvement for Kenyan learners. But the preparation burden it places on teachers is real. Schemes of work, records of work, lesson plans, notes — these take hours that should go into actual teaching.
Walimu builds those documents so teachers do not have to start from zero. Everything is free, aligned to the official KICD curriculum, and built to the standard a Head Teacher or QA Officer expects to see.
We believe that when teachers are less burdened, learners learn better. That is the entire purpose of this platform.
“I used to spend every Sunday preparing documents. Now I spend Sunday with my family.”— Primary school teacher, Nakuru County
The foundational resources will always be free. Teachers in public schools in Kikuyu and Kisumu deserve the same quality as teachers in Nairobi private schools.
Every resource is checked against the official KICD curriculum before it goes live. We would rather publish slowly and be right than publish fast and mislead a teacher.
Every template has been reviewed by practising Kenyan teachers. If it does not work in an actual classroom, it does not go up.
Most Kenyan teachers access the internet on a phone, often on 3G. Everything on Walimu is designed to load fast and work on any device.
Resources reference local materials, local examples, and the actual curriculum Kenyan teachers are implementing — not a generic version.
When KICD revises the curriculum we update our resources. Teachers should never need to check whether what they downloaded is still current.
If there is a resource missing, a subject not covered, an error in a document, or just a suggestion — tell us. Every piece of feedback makes this platform better.
We reply within 24 hours on school days.
Browse free CBC schemes, lesson plans, records and subject notes.