Ruto's promise is good news to education sector

President William Ruto addresses the nation during the 59th Jamhuri Day celebrations at the Nyayo National Stadium on December 12, 2022. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

In his New Year message to Kenyans, President William Ruto had a word for our education sector, which could not have come at a better time given the anxiety among stakeholders.

Later this month, it is expected that some 1.2 million pupils will join junior secondary school under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) even as the academic calendar - which was heavily disrupted by Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years - normalises.