SUCCESS
Prof George Magoha reported that the ministry had successfully trained 91,000 teachers and 1,400 education officials.
He said the Kakamega exercise was a success despite the opposition.
The minister further said that visits to training centres in Kilifi, Murang’a, Bungoma and Kakamega also pointed to success.
He asked Knut to reconsider its position and join other stakeholders in supporting the programme.
NATIONAL EXAMS
Prof Magoha also spoke about the national primary and secondary school tests, saying they had been set.
He dismissed as “nonsense”, claims that pupils in the new system of education with write national tests and said they will undergo an internal assessment.
“The CBC will identify children’s interests and empower every child as there will be no failures,” he said.
He told Standard Eight and Form Four students not to “waste time revising past papers”.
“It is not wise [to do that]. Revise the syllabus because this is where the exam has come from,” he said, noting this year’s national examinations had been secured.
