Education CS George Magoha has said he has no intention to continue serving in the docket under the incoming regime.
The CS said his continued commitment to supervise CBC classrooms across the country should not be construed to mean he's angling to be retained in the docket under the Kenya Kwanza administration.
"I'm not looking for a job, you can take that to the bank. So nobody should mistake me that I'm completing this work in order to be seen that I want another job," Magoha said.
He spoke on Tuesday when supervising the construction of Competency-Based Curriculum classrooms at Karen C Primary school in Nairobi.
The tough and outspoken cabinet secretary, however, said he is ready to continue serving should President-elect William Ruto see it fit to retain him in the Education docket.
"If in his wisdom the President-elect thought that I could even be half worth to be considered, we would have a conversation with him because I have now connected with the poor children," Magoha said.
Magoha has been actively involved in overseeing the construction of 10,000 new CBC classrooms across the country which are meant to accommodate learners under the new system of instruction.
The government rolled out the construction of the Sh8 billion infrastructural project in November 2021 to facilitate 100 per cent transition of learners in primary and junior secondary schools.
The pioneer class of Junior secondary school learners will join in January 2023.
Magoha has been a fierce defender of the new curriculum and told off those opposed to the new system saying it has worked well despite teething problems at its initial stage.
He said CBC is the best thing to happen to Kenya because it's not examination-oriented and it creates a holistic child.
His unwavering trust in the new curriculum may, however, clash with the Kenya Kwanza ideology as leaders under the outfit said during campaigns they would scrap it if they ascend to power.
The Kenya Kwanza leaders including Ruto, Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua and ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi said CBC was hurriedly implemented without wide and genuine consultations with stakeholders.
They also said the new system is a big burden and an academic frustration to Kenyan parents.
But Magoha expressed optimism that in the event the leaders will soften their stance on this matter, he will be ready to work with them.
"If we are thinking in the same direction and he (Ruto) gives me the support that I require, which means that I do things the way he wants and not any other person, then if it's God's will I will say yes," Magoha said.
A single classroom is being constructed at a cost of Sh788,000 down from the previous Sh1.2 million.
Magoha said because of his personal involvement in supervising the construction, the government has saved money.
"CBC is not a money guzzler, you just must make sure that you get value for money and it's going to be easy for government officers to get value for money because they have a culture of doing things in a particular manner," Magoha said.
