Learn the language your next step needs.

Twenty CEFR-aligned programmes for working professionals and first-time learners: compare level, schedule, and exam pathway, then choose your route.

Admissions open, October 2026 intake

Twenty languages, one admissions team.

Every programme runs A1 to C2 with a placement check before your first class.

Why learners choose Kiflaps

Twenty CEFR-aligned programmes, twelve-week levels, and exam pathways that mean something, taught in small cohorts at Kendahouse, with one admissions team from your first enquiry to your final exam.

Small cohorts, weekly checkpoints

Sessions pace to the slowest pair of hands, never the fastest. Mock exams and speaking practice every week keep you honest before the real day.

Exam pathways with a purpose

Thirty-eight named pathways (DELF, JLPT, TestDaF, HSK) matched to your goal, not a generic syllabus. If the exam isn't on the list, we'll tell you straight.

Three intakes a year, twelve-week levels

Start with any of three intakes a year. KSh 42,000 per level, paid one level at a time, never a whole-programme lump sum.

The programme at a glance

Compare the language catalogue, CEFR levels and programme schedule.

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20

Language programmes

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A1–C2

CEFR levels

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38

Named exam pathways

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12

Weeks per level

Two ways to begin

Choose the route that matches your study plan: a full programme, or a short course you start right away.

01

Full programme

Apply through the Student Applicant form. Certificates, diplomas, and every language programme use this route.

02

Short course or online

Create an LMS account, choose a course, and start learning. No application form.

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Not sure which route?

Ask admissions. One team handles applications, placement, and route questions.

Applications close four weeks before each intake starts. See the dates and documents. Details

Languages is where the catalogue gets precise.

It is the flagship study area because you can compare levels, total weeks, and exam pathways before you ever talk to admissions.

Open the Languages area

From study area to Student Applicant, in four moves.

Full programmes use the Student Applicant route. Short courses and online self-enrolment still belong in the LMS.

Apply now How it works
  1. STEP / 01

    Choose a study area

    Start in Programmes: Languages, Business, Technology, or Civic. That tells admissions which route you are comparing.

  2. STEP / 02

    Pick your programme

    Use the Student Applicant form for full programmes. Use the LMS only when you want a short course or self-enrolment.

  3. STEP / 03

    Confirm the details

    For languages, admissions confirms your starting level. For every route, you still choose intake, mode, and study plan before you submit.

  4. STEP / 04

    Watch for the reply

    Admissions emails within one working day with the next step, placement guidance, and what to prepare for your cohort.

Get ready with a practical guide.

Start with the level ladder, the placement check, or a plan for exam week.

All guides and stories

What's coming up.

Placement sessions, open days and language events as they are scheduled.

All events

Fresh from the Kiflaps journal.

Programme updates and learner guides, in one place.

All stories

Meet the people behind the lessons.

Explore the languages each Instructor teaches and the pathways they support.

Meet all instructors

The practical details, up front.

Application routes, fees and study modes. Open an answer or read all the questions.

01 / Applying

How do I apply?

Full programmes go through the Student Applicant form. Admissions replies with your placement check and an offer. The application fee is KSh 2,500, paid once per application, and applications close four weeks before each intake starts. Short courses and online-only study enrol straight into the LMS.

Do I need previous qualifications?

No. Bring a valid ID or passport, plus certificates if you have studied the language before. A free placement check before the first session sets your starting level.

02 / Fees & money

What does a level cost?

KSh 42,000 per level, the same for every programme. You pay one level at a time, and instalments per level are available on request.

Is there an application fee?

KSh 2,500, paid once when you submit the Student Applicant form. It is not charged again for later intakes.

03 / Study & levels

How long does a level take?

About twelve weeks per level, including a final assessment.

Where do sessions run?

Kendahouse, 4th Floor, Nairobi. Events meet in the same building.

All frequently asked questions

Voices from our learners

Named learners on the teaching, the timetables, and exam week.

VOICE / 01

“I stopped translating in my head somewhere in week six. By the time the A2 exam came round, the questions just sounded like questions.”

AY

Amina Yusuf

French A2 · Evening cohort
VOICE / 02

“Mock exam week was harder than the JLPT itself. I passed N5 on the first sitting, and the timetable never clashed with work.”

BO

Brian Otieno

Japanese N5 prep · Saturday cohort
VOICE / 03

“Our front desk greets guests in Kiswahili now. The workplace course paid for itself before the first month ended.”

GW

Grace Wambui

Kiswahili for work · Corporate intake
VOICE / 04

“I joined with a year of self-study behind me and left with an interviewer-ready B1. The speaking drills each evening made the difference.”

MA

Mercy Atieno

Spanish B1 · Weekend cohort
VOICE / 05

“The tutors pace every session to the slowest pair of hands, never the fastest. By the final exam I could hold a full conversation in KSL.”

DK

Daniel Kipchoge

Kenyan Sign Language A1 · Evening cohort

Illustrative photography

A language is for the conversations ahead.

These Pexels images are illustrative, not photographs of Kiflaps or its learners.

  • Adult learners following a lecture
  • Two people practising a conversation over coffee
  • The Nairobi skyline at dusk

Ready to start?

Compare programmes, pick your route, and send your application. Or ask admissions first.