MPs are set to vet President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nominee for Principal Secretary, State Department for Implementation of Curriculum reforms Prof Fatuma Chege.
Prof Chege led the taskforce on the transition from the 8-4-4 to the 2-6-3-3 education system.
Under the 2-6-3-3 system introduced with the competency-based curriculum, learners spend two years in pre-primary, six years in primary, three years in junior secondary, and another three years in senior secondary school.
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi on Tuesday directed Education Committee chaired by Busia MP Florence Mutua to carry out the exercise and report back to the House by April 15.
“I wish to report to the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President conveying his nomination of Prof. Fatuma Nyaguthii Chege for appointment as a Principal Secretary in the newly created State Department for Implementation of Curriculum Reforms under the Ministry of Education,” Muturi said.
“His Excellency the President, having exercised his powers under Article 155(3)(a) of the Constitution, is now seeking the approval of the National Assembly on the appointment of Prof. Fatuma Chegeas a Principal Secretary for the aforementioned State Department.”
