The new Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed reaffirmed her commitment to sustain implementation of reforms at the ministry initiated by her predecessor Fred Matiangi when she met top officials Tuesday.
Speaking during a briefing at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa, she said she will focus on building on what has been achieved so far and sustaining the momentum for reform in the sector.
“We will continue to move forward with the reforms,” Ambassador Mohamed affirmed, in reference to the wide-ranging reforms the Ministry of Education is undertaking.
The Ministry of Education has initiated various reforms aimed at making quality and relevant education accessible to all learners.
Mohamed said she looked forward to the support from staff given its technical expertise, saying the ministry and staff had a greater responsibility to impact lives of millions of children.
“I know how much work it takes to get our reform process moving,” she noted.
“We should deepen our impact and resolve to work together," he added.
The ministry has also introduced new textbook distribution policy and curbed school fees increment which did not follow their guideline.
“We are not going backward. We shall not discuss anything discussed. Our work is going to be implementation,” she said during the handing/taking over ceremony.
“I will focus on building on what has been achieved and sustaining the momentum for reform in the education sector,” she noted.