The Council of Governors has rejected the recommendations report of the Presidential Working Party on reforms in the Education Sector.
In a statement on Friday, Council of Governors Ann Waiguru said the Council recognises the importance of Education as a key driver of socio-economic development.
She added that the Council welcomes efforts aimed at improving the education sector in the country.
"We wish to acknowledge the tremendous efforts by Counties in transforming the devolved education functions assigned to them by the Constitution," she said.
"Having gone through the full report, its recommendations and the negative impact it possesses on Devolution, we reject the recommendations by the working party on Education as they undermine the basic structure and framework of the management of Education by the Counties."
She called on the Kenya National Union of Teachers to support the spirit and letter of the Constitution and refrain from derailing efforts made by County Governments in the Education Sector.
President William Ruto on September 29, 2022, appointed the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform (PWPER).
They were mandated to submit the Report covering all the Terms of Reference and titled, Transforming Education, Training and Research for Sustainable Development in Kenya.
In August, the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms submitted its report to the President.
Ruto issued a directive to the Ministry of Education to implement education reforms within the given timeframe.
Some of the recommendations included the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) reducing learning areas in Lower Primary from 9 to 7, Upper Primary from 12 to 8, Junior Schools from 14 to 9, Pre-Primary to have 5 and Senior Schools have 7.
The committee wanted the school capitation to be increased by Sh1,170 for Pre-Primary, Double capitation to Sh2,238 for Primary level, Junior Schools Sh15,043 and Sh22,527 for Senior Schools (Day).
Others included Sh19,800 for Special Needs Institutions SNE (Day) and Sh38,280 for SNE (Boarding).
They recommended that the capitation and grants be reviewed every three years.
However, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has since halted the implementation of the presidential working group pending Parliament approval.
Machogu said the rollout will now await approval from Parliament.
