President William Ruto has said his administration has employed more than 100,000 teachers, constructed 23,000 classrooms and initiated the construction of 1,600 laboratories over the past four years.
In his Mashujaa Day address, Ruto said the investments were part of broader reforms aimed at improving access to education and preparing learners for changing economic demands.
He also said the government had recruited 6,000 trainers for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, with enrolment in the institutions rising from 300,000 students in 2022 to 1.3 million.
The President said the administration had also revised the competency-based education assessment framework and introduced a university funding system intended to take students’ financial circumstances into account.
He added that a new funding bill had been presented to help ensure that financially needy students were not denied access to higher education because of their economic background.
Ruto said expanding educational opportunities was central to the government’s commitment to building a country where children could access quality education regardless of their circumstances.
