President Ruto Extends Term For CBC Reform Taskforce To June

The 49-member Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) term has been extended to three months to complete its work.

The Head of Public Service announced the extension, Felix Koskei, in a gazette notice dated April 12.

In the notice, President William Ruto said the team led by Raphael Munavu will continue with their terms of reference.

“It is notified for the general information of the public that President William Ruto has extended the term of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms appointed via Gazzette Notice No.11920 of 2022 to June 9,” said Koskei.

The team, led by Prof. Raphael Munavu, sought an extension of their term to improve the report and validate it through a national conference to allow public participation.

“We are seeking an extension because time ended in March but there are still things that need to be taken care of before it is finally submitted.”

The September 2022 crew was expected to finish by the end of March.

The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms would have needed to spend Kes237 million to run its operations for six months.

The funding was included in the supplementary budget estimates for 2022–2023 for the state Department of Basic Education.

"The department received Kes237million under Temporary committee expenses to facilitate the taskforce for 6 months ending March," the report reads.

Raphael Munavu's team is anticipated to go into further detail on CBC on how the significant principles of the curriculum should be applied.

“Implementation of aspects guiding the competency-based approach including but not limited to value-based education, community service learning, parental empowerment and engagement,” the gazette notice read.

The team will also evaluate the assessment of learners, the quality assurance and the standards of CBC.

Ruto also directed the team to look into teacher training and deployment.