Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has said that the second phase of Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) infrastructure development programme is set to kick off in April this year.
The CS has encouraged schools across country to expedite the construction process to create room for learners.
He spoke yesterday while commissioning the first completed classroom at Simero secondary school in Ugunja sub-county schools will be ready by the due date.
“We are doing very well so far, I am hopeful that we are going to achieve between 80-90 per cent of all classrooms across the country in the next one month,” he said.
He highlighted that the plan to expand schools is key to the success of the CBC.
However, he projected concerns about Mageta Island in Siaya county where water transport is going to be more expensive where there is an extraneous factor the contractors can quantify and submit to the ministry for the cost to be footed by the government.
He further noted that the second phase construction of 10,000 classrooms will kick off towards the end of April after national exams are marked.
“To save time, the same contractors will be carried over to the second phase,” Magoha said.
The government had set aside Sh8 billion to fund the project and already Sh5.6 billion has been released for the first phase.
On discipline, Magoha warned unruly students that they will no longer be entertained in schools.
The Ministry of Education is currently undertaking training for education field officers, including County and Sub-County directors, on safety measures that schools must employ to ensure students do not go on strike or burn down property.
The training is being spearheaded by Education Director General Elyas Abdi alongside quality assurance director and Mary Gaturu.
During an inspection tour of the construction of classrooms in preparation of CBC learners in Junior High School at Nyawara Girls Highschool in Siaya County, Gaturu recommended transfer of errant students to correctional centres and ensure immediate closure of the institutions.
“In the event that the head teacher notices any signs among students, which, in his or opinion, may result in the disruption of general activities at the institutions, he or she shall close the institution and notify the county director of education within four hours,” she said.
The guidelines direct that the loss assessed will be borne to bears the highest responsibility for the mass indiscipline.