Council Members

Ms. Evelyne Owoko is a council member representing the Ministry of Education Directorate of Standards and Quality Assurance. Ms. Evelyne Owoko is the Director Quality Assurance and standards. She holds a Masters in Educational Administration and Planning. She joined the Ministry of Education in 1998 as Inspector of Schools and served in Eastern and Nairobi Provinces before being transferred to the Headquarters in 2003. In March 2022 she was deployed as Director Policy Partnership and East African Community Affairs where she served for 5 months until September 2022 when she was appointed the Director Quality Assurance & Standards. She represents the Ministry at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, Kenya National Examinations Council and Kenya National Qualifications Authority as a Board Member.

Mr. Joseph Kanyi; represents the Principal Secretary of Technical Vocation Education and Training. He is an accomplished executive with experience in providing support to high-level boards. Currently serving as a Deputy Director of Technical Education at the State Department of Vocational and Technical Training, Ministry of Education. Mr. Kanyi is a TVET expert also having held Senior Managerial positions in the Government of Kenya in the Ministries of Labor, Trade, Industrialization & Enterprise Development. He holds of MSc in Entrepreneurship from Kenyatta University and BSc in Entrepreneurship from Karatina University and a Diploma in Technical Education from Kenya Technical Trainers College.

Prof. Mike Kuria is the Commission Secretary of the Commission for University Education. Mike Kuria was formally the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Inter‐University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) whose mandate includes quality of higher education in the East African Community (EAC) Partner States. Prof. Kuria has wide experience with higher education and quality in the region having been the Director of the Centre for Quality Assurance at Daystar University for 10 years from 2011 to 2015. He was the founding Secretary General of the East African Quality Assurance Network (EAQAN). He holds a PhD in English from the University of Leeds, UK.

Mr. Isaiah Odiwuor Ochelle is a council member representing the PS National Treasury.  He holds Master’s Degree in Public Policy (MPP) from University of Erfurt, Germany and a Bachelor’s Degree in B.A Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Nairobi. He is currently a Deputy Director Budget at the National Treasury

CHRP. Beatrice Cherotich Bii  is a career human resource specialist who also serves as vice chairperson of Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM), will represent the Association of Professional Society of East Africa (APSEA). She holds a Bachelor of Business Management-Human Resource Management from University of Kabianga and a Certified Human Resource Practitioner of Kenya (CHRP-K)

Mr. Collins Oyuu is the Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), a body whose key objective is to fight for improved terms and conditions of service for teachers and protect their interests. Prior to his appointment as SG, he worked as the acting KNUT national chairman. Mr. Collins was a teacher at Ruma Primary School in Siaya County. His long-standing affair with union leadership started in 1996 when he was elected branch executive committee member in the same county. His star continued to rise and in 2002 he was elected the chair of the Bondo Branch. Six years later (2008) he became secretary of the Rarieda branch and in 2013 joined the Knut National Steering Committee.

Dr. Kipkirui Langat is Council member representing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA). He serves as TVETA Director General.  He holds Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Systems and Management from Egerton University.

Master of Philosophy in Technology Education (Automotive Technology) and Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management) and Bachelor of Education in Technology Education all from Moi University.