Lawmakers now want to know how the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms is spending the Sh236 million allocated to the team.
In September 2022, President William Ruto appointed a 49-member team to spearhead education reforms.
The team was allocated Sh236 million under the ministry of education.
National Assembly committee on education Vice Chair Malulu Injendi asked ministry officials to list activities done by the task force.
“Make us understand what activities are done by this team that they have been allocated Sh236million, we want to know,” Injendi said.
The Malava MP was speaking when the Early Learning and Basic Education state department appeared before the education committee.
The department PS Belio Kipsang promised to take the committee through an elaborate explanation of the terms of reference for the task force.
“We will take you through terms of reference, work plan and budget,” Kipsang said.
He committed to submitting the task force work plan before the end of the day.
The 49-member team gazetted by President William Ruto will address three major issues on the Competency-Based Curriculum.
The task force will submit recommendations in the basic education sector, on CBC and the higher education sub-sector.
On CBC, the team led by Raphael Munavu is expected to elaborate on the conduct of key tenets in the curriculum.
“Implementation of aspects guiding the competency-based approach including but not limited to value-based education, community service learning, parental empowerment and engagement,” the gazette notice reads.
The team will also evaluate the assessment of learners, the quality assurance and the standards of CBC.
Ruto also directed the team to look into teacher training and deployment.
“The technology for curriculum delivery, improved learning outcomes and education management, public school categorization policies and implications on access, transition, and cost,” the notice reads.
The higher education subsector will also undergo reforms, according to recommendations given by the task force.
Ruto asked that the Munavu team to review legislation in the institutions of higher learning.
This includes Technical and vocational training and universities.
