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Kenya's #1 Competency-Based Education Platform

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Learn Smart,Your Way

Navigate the CBE curriculum with precision. Explore pathways, search for top schools, check MoE approved subject combinations, and track student success with our beautiful, intuitive toolkit.

AI Elimika

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A tutor on every phone

DESH Mwalimu sits in the learner app. Pick the CBE subject and chapter, ask in English or Kiswahili, and run a practice quiz on the same topic.

  • DESH Mwalimu
  • English · Kiswahili
  • Practice quiz

DESH FLN · Grades 1–3

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Foundational Literacy & Numeracy

Visual Grade 1–3 reading and math checks with read-aloud audio, guest mode or teacher invite links, printable DESH report cards, and school-level mastery tracking.

  • Grade 1–3 Checks
  • Guest & Invite Mode
  • Printable Report Card
Open FLN Assessment →

Learning materials

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Read it. Watch it. Listen. Practise. Quiz.

Teachers publish CBE strands and topics with documents, videos, audio, exercises, and quizzes. Learners open the material and take the assessment in one place.

  • Topics & strands
  • PDF · Video · Audio
  • Topic quizzes

Plans & exams

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Lesson plans, timetable, and the question bank

Teachers write lesson plans, the timetable runs the day, and learners practise with the question bank by topic before CBE exams and homework.

  • Lesson plans
  • Timetable
  • Question bank

For teachers

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Attendance, homework, and live class

The educator app opens on classes and pending work. Take attendance, publish homework, open a live class, and mark scores on CBE rubrics.

  • Attendance
  • Homework
  • Live class
For teachers

For parents

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Stay close, without hovering

Every child at a glance — attendance, homework, the class diary, and the fees balance — on the family phone, in English or Kiswahili.

  • Attendance
  • Homework & diary
  • Fees & receipts
For parents

You're ready

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Bring your school onto DESH

Submit a join request. Super Admin sets up the school, then your team signs in — learners, teachers, and parents on one CBE platform.

  • Join as school
  • Learner · Teacher · Parent
  • CBE aligned
✦Rationalized 2024✦MoE Approved✦Junior School Assessment✦Senior School Pathways✦STEM Pathway✦Arts & Sports Science✦Social Sciences✦School Finder✦Report Cards & Analytics✦Career Pathfinder✦Rationalized 2024✦MoE Approved✦Junior School Assessment✦Senior School Pathways✦STEM Pathway✦Arts & Sports Science✦Social Sciences✦School Finder✦Report Cards & Analytics✦Career Pathfinder

DESHKenya's #1 Competency-Based Education Platform

The Happy Highway to Kenya's CBE Success

Navigate the CBE curriculum with precision. Explore pathways, search for top schools, check MoE approved subject combinations, and track student success with our beautiful, intuitive toolkit.

  • Rationalized 2024
  • MoE Approved
  • Junior School Assessment
A Kenyan classroom with a shared DESH screen

DESH

MoE ApprovedRationalized 2024CBE Pathways

Subject Combination Engine

CBE Subject Matcher

Select 3 senior school subjects to instantly verify MoE compatibility and discover your aligned learning pathway.

DESH FLN System · Grades 1–3

Foundational Literacy & Numeracy, built for young learners.

Check early-grade reading and math readiness in minutes. Visual picture clues, tap-to-listen voice prompts, and optional beginner skip mean even non-readers can complete the check comfortably.

Guest & Teacher Invites

Start instantly as a guest or share secure teacher assessment links.

Visual + Audio Prompts

Counting stars, dot blocks, shapes, and Kiswahili / English read-aloud.

Instant DESH Report Card

Skill-by-skill strengths, gaps, and browser Print-to-PDF reports.

School & Teacher Sync

Verified schools track learner mastery and practice progress live.

Three apps, one school day

The learner, the educator, and the parent — the same screens as the apps.

Habari on the learner home, today's overview for the teacher, and the parent menu for children, fees, and the school notice.

Learner home with Habari and overall attendance
Home
Learner all quick actions
Quick actions
DESH Mwalimu chat
DESH Mwalimu
Learner profile and school ID
Profile
Educator home with today's overview
Home
Educator quick actions
Quick actions
Educator lesson plans
Lesson plans
Educator profile and staff ID
Profile

The family app follows the same school day: children, notices, homework, diary, fees, leave, meetings, discipline, and SOS.

Parent home for Dr. David Otieno, with Timothy Otieno and Nelbert Kipruto Rirei
Home
Child profile for Timothy Otieno, Grade 10
Child profile
Academic performance for Timothy Otieno
Academics
Parent more options for Dr. David Otieno
More options

Digital library

The shelf, the e-book, and Book Buddy.

Open a chapter on the phone. The same library in the learner app holds e-books, the school shelf, and a buddy that explains the page.

Grade 8

Mathematics Grade 8

KLB

Grade 5–8

Hadithi za Kiswahili

Longhorn Kenya

Grade 6–9

The Lion of Nairobi

Wanjiku Kamau

Grade 8

Science & Technology

OUP Kenya

Junior

Agriculture

CBE pathway

Grade 8

History of Kenya

School shelf

E-book

Mathematics Grade 8

Chapter 4 · Fractions. The page stays on the phone, in English or Kiswahili.

Book Buddy

What is half of 8?

Half of 8 is 4. Split the eight into two equal groups.

Open the learner library →
9:41LTE

Library

My Books

Title, author, Kiswahili…

E-BooksSchool Library
  • Mathematics Grade 8Grade 8 · KLB
  • Hadithi za KiswahiliGrade 5–8 · Longhorn Kenya
  • The Lion of NairobiGrade 6–9 · Wanjiku Kamau
  • Science & TechnologyGrade 8 · OUP Kenya

Book Buddy

Ask the open chapter. Get the line, then a short check.

Live class

The class is on. AI Elimika sits in the same room.

A live badge, the teacher tile, the board, and Join Class — the same actions the learner app already uses.

LIVE NOW

Chemistry · Forces in pairs

32 in class · 18:04

M

Ms. Achieng

Teacher

A

Amina

Learner

B

Brian

Learner

C

Class

Board

Board

Every action has an equal push back.

AI Elimika can turn this into a 3-question check when the teacher pauses.

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AI Elimika

Listening to the live class

Teacher asked: what happens when you push a wall?

Suggest next: a one-line check in Kiswahili, then the English version.

Same card the learner sees in the app.

Stuck before an assessment?

Ask from the learner app. The tutor explains the competency in English or Kiswahili, then checks that it clicked.

One strand, several ways in

Read it, hear it, or lock it with a quiz. The pathway stays tied to the 2024 curriculum.

The term stays in view

Lessons, attendance, and exam dates sit on the educator overview, not in a second notebook.

DESH AI Features

AI reading with Book Buddy, DESH Mwalimu, study help, lesson plans, quizzes, and parent insights — the same tools inside the learner, parent, and educator apps.

Everything in One Place

CBE Framework, beautifully managed.

A comprehensive suite of interconnected digital tools designed specifically for the Kenyan rationalized CBE curriculum.

A Kenyan classroom using a shared screen

18+

Schools Listed

571

Approved Combos

300+

Career Routes

100%

MoE Aligned

What opens inside the apps

School Finder

Explore and compare schools across Kenya's 47 counties. Filter by region, county, ward, school type, and level — using live DESH school profiles.

Report Cards & Analytics

Track student proficiency levels across CBA rubrics with visual progression data, automated MoE templates, and teacher report logs.

Career Pathfinder

Map senior school learning pathways directly to degree programs, diploma tracks, and technical skills aligned with Kenya's vision 2030.

CBE Subject Matcher

Select 3 senior school subjects to instantly verify MoE compatibility and discover your aligned learning pathway.

Elimika

The lesson tutor that stays with the learner after the bell.

Mwalimu

Ask again, in English or Kiswahili, and get a short quiz.

Attendance

Mark the class in seconds and see who reached school.

Fees

Reminders, receipts, and what the family still owes.

The classroom

The classroom

A shared screen and a tablet on the desk.

The live room

The live room

The teacher joins from the same app.

The compound

The compound

The school the family already knows, now on the map.

CBE Tracks

Explore Senior Pathways

Deep dive into the three specialized pathways defined by the MoE guidelines for Grade 10 to 12.

STEM Pathway

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics tracks.

High Demand Track

Core electives

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Agriculture

Careers

  • ✓Software Engineer
  • ✓Medical Doctor
  • ✓Mechanical Engineer
  • ✓Agriculturalist
  • ✓Data Scientist
  • ✓Biomedical Researcher

School Finder

Explore and compare schools across Kenya's 47 counties. Filter by region, county, ward, school type, and level — using live DESH school profiles.

Browse all schools by location →

100% MoE Aligned Standards

Every rubric, subject code, and combination logic is strictly matched to the Ministry of Education's 2024 rationalized curriculum directives. Always compliant, always accurate.

  • Rationalized 2024
  • MoE Approved
  • Junior School Assessment
  • Senior School Pathways

Success Stories

Loved by Educators, Trusted by Parents

See how schools and families are navigating the rationalized 2024 CBE curriculum with DESH.

As a school principal, mapping class registers and subject electives under the new 2024 rationalized curriculum guidelines was a logistical nightmare. DESH simplified it into a single afternoon task.

Dr. Robert OmondiPrincipal, Alliance High School

Checking my daughter's senior school elective compatibility using the Subject Checker was so easy. It helped us plan her path to Computer Science studies without any MoE compliance doubt.

Emma WanjikuParent of Grade 10 Student

The grading tool for Competency-Based Assessments is wonderful. I can record formative scores on my tablet directly during lab sessions, and it translates into the final MoE templates instantly.

James KipropChemistry Teacher, Nakuru Academy

Join Our Network

Opening doors to lifelong educational success

Submit a join request. DESH Super Admin reviews it, creates your school with complete details, then your team can sign in.

Digital Education Superhighway · Kenya CBE school platform

Stay updated with Kenyan curriculum changes, pathways, and DESH product releases.

support@desherp.co.ke

Nairobi, Kenya

Questions

Everything you need to know

What is DESH?

Kenya's school platform for the competency-based curriculum — pathways, schools, FLN assessments, report cards, and the class day in one place.

What is the DESH FLN System?

A Grade 1–3 Foundational Literacy & Numeracy check in English and Kiswahili. Learners can start in guest mode or via a teacher invite link, answer visual picture-guided questions, get an instant printable DESH report card, and practise recommended activities.

How does a school join?

Send a join request. DESH reviews it, creates the school, then the team signs in.

Which languages does it support?

English and Kiswahili. A hard strand should not hide behind the wording.

Is it aligned to the Ministry of Education?

Subject codes, rubrics, and combination logic follow the 2024 rationalized CBE directives.

Can parents follow a child's progress?

Attendance, homework, and the school notice arrive in plain words.

Which devices does it run on?

A phone, a tablet, or a laptop. Android and iOS for the learner and the family.