Moi University has emerged as Kenya's top-performing institution in the Performance Evaluation on Gender Mainstreaming, ranking first among 86 Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the 2025/2026 Financial Year report.

The evaluation was carried out by the State Department for Gender Affairs and Affirmative Action, in the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services, based on biannual performance reports submitted by the institutions.

Moi University recorded an average score of 96.4 per cent, scoring 96.5 per cent in the first biannual assessment and 96.2 per cent in the second, maintaining its leading position through both rounds.

Maasai Mara University came second with 96.3 per cent, just 0.1 points behind Moi. The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and Kibabii University tied third, each scoring 94.8 per cent.

Institutions were scored on whether their annual work plans included gender mainstreaming and gender-based violence (GBV) measures, whether they had set aside a dedicated budget for gender mainstreaming, GBV prevention and response, and workplace inclusion, and whether they had established a formal gender mainstreaming committee or disability mainstreaming unit.

The evaluation is part of the performance contracting framework used to measure how public bodies carry out government policy, including the requirement to integrate gender considerations into their operations and programmes.

Moi University's own website lists the achievement among its news items dated 4 November 2026.