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Education PS Belio Kipsang' said the textbooks are aligned to Competence Based Curriculum that the government has rolled out in grades one to three.
1.5 million grade one Kiswahili copies, 1.5 million grade one copies and 1.5 million Mathematics grade one copies have already been printed by different publishers.
Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed on Monday announced that the ministry is working hard to have course books and other learning materials published and distributed to all public primary schools by January 15.
The CS said that so far, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has approved 305 textbooks for the Early Years Education.
She noted that 1.5 million grade one Kiswahili copies, 1.5 million grade one copies and 1.5 million Mathematics grade one copies have already been printed by different publishers.
DISTRIBUTION
For grade two, the ministry through the support of Usaid Tusome programme has bought 1.45 million Kiswahili copies and 1.2 million English copies. The programme has also helped the ministry to buy 1.5 million Kiswahili copies and 1.5 million English grade three copies.
Some 1.45 million Mathematics copies for both grade two and three have been bought solely by the ministry.
She added that books for the other learning areas such as Religious Activities, Hygiene and Nutrition, and Environmental Activities are expected to be ready by February.
“The Ministry of Education gave approval for KICD to invite tenders on December 28, 2018. This was advertised on December 31. The tendering period closes on January 22, 2019. Thereafter evaluation and communication will follow. It is expected that the ministry will procure the books by the end of February,” she said.
She was speaking at the Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB) offices when she flagged off the distribution of over three million early childhood and Literacy learning books for the new curriculum. KLB has printed 1.5 million books for Tusome English grade one and 1.5 million books for Tusome Kiswahili grade one.
30,000 GUIDES
Ms Mohamed said a further 30,000 Tusome English teachers' guide and 30,000 Tusome Kiswahili teachers guide have been printed by KLB. “The books will be distributed to all the 21,627 public primary schools by January 15.”
KLB Managing-Director Victor Lomaria said they have the capacity to publish enough books for all classes.
The CS noted that by last Sunday, the government had distribution 566,000 textbooks to various counties. Some 250,000 books were dispatched to Garissa, Bungoma and Kakamega schools yesterday.
Education PS Belio Kipsang' said the textbooks are aligned to Competence Based Curriculum that the government has rolled out in grades one to three.
In Pre-Primary 1 and 2, the list of approved books by KICD are Language, Mathematical, Environmental, Psychomotor and Creative, and Religious Education Activities.
In grades one, two, and three, Kiswahili, Literacy, English, Mathematics, Environmental, Hygiene and Nutrition, Christian Religious Education, Hindu Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education and Movement and Creative Activities have been approved.
