President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated the 2020 KCSE candidates for a great performance despite the challenges posed by Covid-19.
Speaking at State House Nairobi on Monday when receiving the 2020 KCSE results Kenyatta thanked the education sector stakeholders for the smooth administration of the examinations.
The results were presented to the Head of State by Education CS Prof George Magoha at a briefing attended by Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua, Early Learning and Basic Education PS Dr Julius Jwan, and TSC CEO Nancy Macharia and her KNEC counterpart Mercy Karogo.
President Kenyatta also witnessed the swearing-in of Prof Fatuma Chege as the Principal Secretary of the new State Department for Implementation of Curriculum Reforms within the Ministry of Education.
“You have been at the forefront in the development of this curriculum. You know what needs to be done,” he told Professor Chege.
CS Magoha said schools will close on July 10, 2021. He explained that learners will only break for one week and resume their studies due to the time lost over the covid-19 pandemic.
“We deliberately created a tight academic calendar that enables us to accelerate completion of school terms. The new year entails the rollout of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) Grade 5. For the avoidance of doubt, we shall all roll out grade 5 together; whether you are in private or public schools. There is only one government,” he said.
