President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that pupils will not be subjected to Grade Six examinations before they proceed to lower secondary school.
Speaking at the Ministry of Education national conference at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Friday, Uhuru, who is completing his second and final term in power, asked different stakeholders in the education sector to support the new curriculum.
He noted that the future of this country depends on the quality of education the children are going to receive at different levels of schooling.
He noted that the abolition of the examination is a move aimed at ensuring there is 100 per cent transition of students from Primary to Secondary, adding that the new move will encourage schooling among different ages.
"Recommendations from the new curriculum task force recommended that the learners in Grade Six should not sit for the national examinations allowing a 100 per cent transition to lower secondary," said President Kenyatta, as quoted by Daily Nation.
The introduction of the new curriculum has caused a storm in the education sector.
The Ministry of Education has been on the spot following the changes. Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) officials were kicked out of the conference after reports emerged that there were plans to disrupt Uhuru’s speech.