Ruto: State to pay for exams
Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion (left) with Deputy President William Ruto at the Kepsha conference in Mombasa on Tuesday August 5, 2014. Examination fees for Standard Eight and Form Four candidates will be paid by the government from next year, the DP said. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA
What you need to know:
- The DP said the State would consider assessing examinations on the basis of students’ abilities and talents and not on standard rules.
- Mr Ruto said a tender to equip 60 technical training institutes would soon be advertised to cater for school leavers.
Examination fees for Standard Eight and Form Four candidates will be paid by the government from next year, Deputy President William Ruto said Tuesday.
Mr Ruto told the Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) annual conference at the Sheikh Zayed Welfare Centre in Mombasa that the Treasury had already received Sh4 billion.
The DP said the State would consider assessing examinations on the basis of students’ abilities and talents and not on standard rules.
He said a Kenya Qualifications Framework Bill would be passed in the National Assembly to balance the level of education.
Those pursuing technical training, he said, would be rated on the same level with the ones in formal education.
Mr Ruto said a tender to equip 60 technical training institutes would soon be advertised to cater for school leavers.
The government, through the Education ministry in collaboration with the Kenya National Union of Teachers and other stakeholders, would launch a voluntary teaching programme for young graduates, stated.
The Deputy President told headteachers to hold parents and the government accountable in case of school fees arrears instead of detaining students’ certificates.
He promised that funds for Free Primary Education would no longer be delayed.
