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Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]
An impasse that threatened the timely supply of Grade 11 textbooks has been resolved after Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok directed the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to complete the procurement process.
In a letter dated April 9, 2026, to KICD Director/CEO Charles Ong'ondo, Bitok approved the final stages of the multibillion-shilling tender.
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