Education CS Ezekiel Machogu has today met the 49-member Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms.
Machogu asked the team to help the government effectively meet educational aspirations.
The meeting at CEMASTEA Kenya in Karen brings together different stakeholders including Higher Education PS Beatrice Inyangala and Early learning and Basic Education PS Belio Kipsang.
The task force is expected to give the second interim report for the university education sector.
On Friday, the President gazetted Raphael Munavu to chair the team whose secretaries will be Knec CEO David Njengere, Patita Tingoi, Jackson Too and Richard Miano.
In the university sector, Ruto directed that the task force recommends criteria to implement an open university in Kenya.
“To recommend a framework of operationalising the National Open University of Kenya and a framework on Open, Distance and E-line learning (ODEL),” the notice reads.
“Invite and consider views from sector stakeholders and members of the public, hold such number of meetings and raise additional funding,” the notice reads.
The plan to have an open university was among Ruto’s key pledges during the campaign.
The task force includes vice chancellors, agency heads and constitutes vice-chancellors, principals and other education stakeholders.
