Deputy President Kithure Kindiki now says that the Kenyan Kwanza has made great strides in bringing reforms to the education sector.
In a statement after receiving a progress report on implementation of education reforms from Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba and the Ministry of Education heads of relevant agencies, Kindiki the achievements are part of the administrations manifesto under the Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
He noted that so far, Kenya Kwanza, under the leadership of President William Ruto has employed at least 76,000 teachers.
He said the administration aims to employ 40,000 more teachers before the next general elections.
“76,000 teachers have been employed as part of the target 116,000 by 2027,” Kindiki noted.
The Deputy President further said that a review of the Competence Based Curriculum after public input has been done and implementation is ongoing, establishment of National Open University and the successful transition to Junior Secondary School curriculum.
Kindiki also noted the adoption of a system for Recognition of Prior Learning and the Dual Training policy in TVETs and the continuous refinement of the University and Tertiary Education funding model to ensure better access to affordable, relevant and quality education.
He promised to expedite the implementation of the remaining reforms including improvement of the Kenya Education Information Management System (KEMIS), establishment of at least one National Polytechnic per County and the reduction of the number of unemployed teachers in the country.
The DP reiterated that the Kenya Kwanza government’s commitment to streamlining the education sector to march the demands of the modern job market.
“The Government is following through all the commitments made to align Kenya’s education sector to respond to realities of an increasing competitive and complex world.”
Kindiki is tasked with reviewing and inspection of all ongoing state projects across the country.
On Wednesday, he received an update on progress on the transformation of key value chains in agriculture, including tea, coffee, rice, sugar, dairy, horticulture, nuts, cotton and edible oils, for food security and economic empowerment.
