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Proposed reforms and what they mean for the education sector

President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua read through an interim report by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

The government is committed to provide education and lifelong learning to all, and has put in place measures to address access, quality, relevance and equity in line with constitutional and statutory imperatives as well as international and regional obligations as espoused in the SDG 4.

The main impediment to realisation of equitable quality education and lifelong learning is shortage of teachers in public schools across the country. Teacher deficit compromises delivery of equitable quality education. Lack of sufficient teachers threatens pupils/students' ability to learn and reduces teachers' effectiveness. Shortage of teachers leads to bloated workload for those in the teaching service.

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