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As a multidisciplinary process, Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) is meant to foster efficient lifelong learning throughout life. To achieve this, it should be geared towards providing knowledge, skills as well as attitudes that ensure equal opportunities to life, meeting the needs of individuals of all ages so as to understand the world and the changes being experienced. In a bid to attain a newly industrialized status, Kenya's Vision 2030 development plan endeavours to develop the relevant human resource base through, among others, ACE. However, the provision of ACE in Kenya faces such challenges as inappropriate learning environment, inadequate instructional materials and the inability to balance career and family demands. This is partly due to inept leadership, non-adherence to the relevant policy guidelines and pieces of legislation. In this paper, it is asserted that in order to achieve the aims of ACE, embracing transformative leadership is paramount. Thus, this piece of