Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu has revealed that learners transiting to Grade 7 will have new uniforms for the junior secondary category.
Speaking at the Kenya Institute for Curriculum Development on Monday, January 16, 2023, while announcing the Form One Placement, Machogu urged school management to pick colours and types of uniforms to be worn by grade 7 learners.
“The uniforms will not be the same. Board of management to make the decision as to the colour and type of uniform,” Machogu said.
The Education CS further added that parents will now pay for the new school uniforms for the Grade 7 learners.
“The Ministry of Education will provide the necessary guidelines on how this will be done,” State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said on November 30, 2022.
It was also agreed that extra classrooms and laboratories will be built in every primary school, with laboratories being given priority within 2023.
“Members of Parliament are asked to work towards providing support for the extra facilities. Meanwhile, primary schools neighbouring secondary schools will share the laboratories and other facilities with junior secondary schools,” he stated.
The Ministry of Education, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) are also expected to work on modalities of fast-tracking retooling teachers to ensure the country has sufficient numbers who are compliant with CBC.
