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.