The new textbook distribution policy will not be delayed, Education CS Fred Matiang’i has said.
He said students will receive six textbooks for core subjects, directly from the government, from January 9.
Distributors have raised concerns about the effects the ministry’s plans will have on their businesses but Matiang’i has defended the arrangement saying it will ensure a 1:1 textbook to student ratio in public schools.
“For the avoidance of doubt, get it from me, we will not go back on the new textbook policy. I will be delighted to meet any unhappy person in court,” Matiang’i said on Wednesday.
He spoke during the launch of Kenya Literature Bureau ISO certification ceremony at KLB centre in Nairobi.
The policy change is aimed at locking out cartels that collude with school heads to distribute text books, some of which are not approved by the ministry, at inflated prices.
