Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), initially Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) is the national curriculum development centre established through the KICD Act No. 4 of 2013 of the laws of Kenya. The institute’s core function is to develop research informed curriculum and curriculum support materials for basic and tertiary education and training below the university. KICD is also charged with the responsibility to initiate and conduct research to inform curriculum policies, review and development.
It also evaluates vets and approves the curricular and curriculum support materials for basic and tertiary education, as well as offering curriculum based consultancy services in basic and tertiary education and training.