Education CS George Magoha has assured Kenyans that the second phase of classroom construction will be complete in two weeks.
The CS was speaking at Hospital Hill High School where he monitored the construction of a CBC classroom.
Magoha said the second phase will only go past August if something goes wrong.
"We are now very focused in terms of ensuring the second phase is done before the August elections," Magoha said.
He lauded contractors for ensuring the classes are finished in time, that is in two weeks.
"Right now the CBC classes are being constructed within around three weeks," he said.
The second phase of CBC classes will see 3,500 structures being erected in selected schools.
Magoha said the Nyanza region is the best in terms of class completion while Mombasa and Nairobi counties are not doing well.
"In Nyanza, out of 81 classrooms, they have completed almost 50 of them. I don't know what is the problem with our two cities," Magoha said.
According to Kenya Private Schools Association Chair Charles Ochome, the sector has already constructed 1,296 classrooms.
The private sector has a target of 5,000 classes to be constructed before January 2023.
The first phase of construction saw 6,500 being put up in schools while the second phase has 3,500 classes.
Magoha said most counties are at 97 percent construction apart from a few counties in Western and rift valley regions.
More than 1.2 million students are currently in Grade 6 and will join Junior secondary in 2023.
The pioneer cohort of CBC, currently in Grade 6, is expected to join junior secondary next year.
According to the ministry, 2.57 million students will be enrolled for Grade 7 and Form 1 during the double intake in January.
