The term of service of the presidential working party on education reforms has been extended to June 9, 2023.
Moreover, the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei announced the extension through a Gazette Notice dated April 12.
This move came after the education reform group led by Prof Raphael Munavu, asked for an extension of its term to fine-tune the report.
Their term of service was set to end last month.
In addition, the education reform committee had presented preliminary findings on December 1, 2022, to President William Ruto, who then instructed that the existing primary schools should host the junior secondary schools.
The head of state in a gazette notice dated September 30, 2022, noted that the working party on Education Reforms will work for a six-month period and will be required to submit a progress report every two months from the date of their appointment.
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The educational reforms team was assigned to address three major issues on the competency-based curriculum and submit recommendations in the basic education sector, on competency-based curriculum and the higher education sub-sector.
“It is notified for the general information of the public that William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces has appointed a Working Party on Education Reform,” the notice read in part.
Nonetheless, the team was also tasked with checking and recommending equitable access to education, especially for those facing social, economic, and geographic marginalization, vulnerable populations, children, and persons with special needs.
The presidential education reforms team is further expected to review and recommend a tracking system to capture and enroll children of school-going age to ensure universal access to pre-primary, primary and secondary education.
