President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced that the reforms in the Education sector is one of the biggest achievements Kenya will remember him for.
Speaking during the official commissioning of textbooks to schools, President Kenyatta noted that the transition from the old curriculum to the new one is on process adding that once completed, it will be one of his administration's top achievement.
"Curriculum reform is fully on course. It will be one of the biggest legacy of my administration.
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"We need to equalize all the children of Kenya. We need to equip our children so that they can get their rightful place in the world," the President explained.
He explained that his administration had so far overseen some key reforms in the sector that includes 100 percent transition to secondary schools.
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"We have achieved a lot in the education sector by not asking for any more money from the taxpayer. We have just used the money we have always had.
"A full transition of learners from primary school to secondary school is now a reality because of the free day secondary education," he explained.
The event marked the beginning of a distribution of textbooks process that will see the government take books directly to schools.
According to Education CS Fred Matiang'i, the program will ensure that all public primary and secondary schools get the instructional materials necessary for effective teaching and learning.
The project was initiated following President Kenyatta's directive for a 1:1 ratio of student to a textbook.
