State to build science labs for 1,600 schools

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki presides over the 120 years celebration of Jamhuri High School in Nairobi/DPCS

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said that the government
will build at least 1,600 science laboratories to make sure every school in the
country has one.

The Deputy President spoke at the Jamhuri High School during
the celebration of 120 years of the school’s existence.

He said the laboratories will students especially those who
pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) their
preferred pathway in Senior Secondary School an equal chance.

“We now have resources also to provide laboratories for 1,600
schools across Kenya where our children do not have laboratories because you
cannot do CBC when you have schools without labs, and the first time they see a
Bunsen burner or a microscope is the examination day, and you expect that
children, that child to do anything in science,” Kindiki said.

He noted that so far, the government has built 15,000
classrooms across the country, with plans to add another 7,000 classrooms in the
next one year.

“We are in the process, in the next one year, to build an
additional 7,000 classrooms to bring to a total of 23,000 classrooms, mainly
for grade nine and other grades, to make sure that we take care of the physical
facilities.”

The DP said Kenya Kwanza is on course to perfecting the
Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).

As part of the reforms, Kindiki said that the President
William Ruto-led administration has employed a record at least 76,000 teachers
in two years.

He said no other administration has done that.

He added that in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto, they had
pledged to employ at least 116,000 teachers over five years.

“We are carrying out major education reforms for the last
quite a number of years, and we are working to perfect the CBC program, to make
sure that it takes our students and learners to a place where they can have a fighting chance in a very complex, demanding, challenging and
competitive world.

“No other government, no other administration, has employed
that number of teachers in two years. The manifesto of Kenya Kwanza is to
bridge the gap in staffing, in our education,” Kindiki added.

During the Jamhuri High School celebration, the DP also
presided over the launch of a Sh120 million Endowment Fund in 120 days.

The fund will be used for infrastructure development,
student bursaries, and the establishment of a Digital Hub, among other
projects.

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