O-LEVEL LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SET BOOKS (2025-2027)
The Ministry of Education and Sports, through NCDC has revised the Ordinary Level Literature in English Set Books to address the teaching/learning needs.
According to the Circular on Set Books for Literature in English which was issued In 2020, the current list will expire this year with the Senior four learners of 2005.
This letter therefore serves to officially inform you that the current Senior Three learners are to study a new set of books.
The new set of Books are as follows:
(Scroll to the bottom for videos on each book)Section A: Novels
- Carcass For Hounds - Maja Mwangi
- Rebel Without a Gun - Clive Lewis
- Weep Not Child - Ngugi W'a Thiongo
Section B: Plays
- Betrayal in the City - Francis Imbuga
- Aminata - Francis Imbuga
- Meat Festivals - Yusuf Serunkuuma
- The Government Inspector - Nikolai Gogol
- The Heart Soothers - Sylvester Onzivua
Section C: Poetry
Rhymes and Rhythms - D. Woolger and K. OgungbesanThistle of the Nile - Richard Mwabesa
Counterpoint and Other Poems - Oxford University Press
The circular further guides as follows:
- By the end of the cycle, learners are expected to have studied these books In at least one (1) play, one (7) novel, one (1) poetry anthology in addition to the general literature knowledge.
- To enhance the teaching and learning process, teachers should expose learners to a diverse range of literary texts beyond the prescribed set books.