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Education CS Matiang’i, Kuppet differ on textbook policy

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i 

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has maintained that the ministry will enforce a policy requiring schools to use a key textbook in each subject amid strong opposition from teachers’ union.

The CS has pledged to roll out reforms to restore sanity in the sector. He said schools will no longer be allowed to force parents to purchase more than a text book for each subject.

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