Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i seems to have made the Head of State a proud President. This is after the Ministry of Education under his leadership delivered credible examination results in 2016.
While delivering his speech during the State of the Nation Address, Uhuru noted the sincere results were one of the greatest attainments Jubilee has achieved after many years.
“One of the proudest achievements on my administration is in delivering honest exams in 2016. This was a first in many years, and it was a blow against corruption,” said the president.
He also pointed out that exam irregularities had denied honest and hardworking students an opportunity to further their studies at the university level.
“The compromising of the exam system had favoured those who can afford bribes to the disadvantage of honest and hardworking students from disadvantaged homes. It had allowed unqualified students to take university courses that they struggled to master and led to unqualified professionals with a belief in corruption as a personal enabler.”
“There is no corruption worse than that directed at the youth,” he added.
Uhuru assured the youth they will get good jobs due to the reforms made in the education sector by his government.
“Our bold reforms, added to the far-reaching curriculum changes, and insistence on the upgrading of educational standards, will lead to more and better jobs for our youth,” noted the Head of State.
“I want to congratulate the team responsible for delivering honest exams and commend them for bringing Jubilee’s ambition and boldness to their work,” Uhuru said, Wednesday.
CS Matiang’i since his appointment to replace the former education CS Jacob Kaimenyi has brought a lot of reforms in the ministry which includes; banning of visiting and prayer days in third terms and re-organisation of school timetables with an aim of curbing exam malpractices.
[Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i hugging children. Photo/courtesy]