Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has emphasised that the William Ruto-led administration is keen on investing in quality education.
He spoke after visiting St Thomas Girls Secondary School in Kilifi on Saturday.
Noting that quality education is crucial in driving technology and innovations for development, he encouraged the students to work hard not only for their own benefit but that of the country as a whole.
"It was encouraging to see the strong, focused and determined girls, who are sitting their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations," he said after the visit.
"They promised to deliver their best."
He presented the school with a bus and assured the government's continued support to the learning institutions for best results.
Gachagua said women have a place in building the country, including facilitating all-round learning, especially in co-curricular activities.
His statement came after President Ruto on Thursday said he is keen to transform the education sector into a formidable reservoir of skill, talent and highly competitive and innovative human capital to support a changed economy.
During his State of the Nation Address, he said the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms made recommendations for reforms from early childhood to the tertiary levels.
Ruto said recommendations are already being implemented.
He said the task force recommended an overhaul of the existing education funding framework to a variable scholarship and loan model to address a funding gap which denied Kenyans the opportunity to pursue education in institutions of higher learning.
"The new model is student-centred and established the level of need for every student which becomes the primary consideration in allocation scholarships and loans," he said.
Ruto added that to fully democratise the higher education system and make it accessible and affordable, the government-chartered the Open University of Kenya.
He said the first 1,000 students will report next month.
The DP was accompanied by Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro, Kilifi North MP Owen Baya, Mining and Blue Economy CS Salim Mvurya and Taita Taveta Woman Rep Lydia Haika.
Nyali MP Mohamed Ali, Lamu East MP Muiriri Stanley and Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana among others.
