This archive report was first published on 25 August 2021.
On August 24, 2021, the Government launched the Tusome Endline at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) in Nairobi, marking a significant milestone in the Tusome programme model.
Principal Secretary for Early Learning and Basic Education, Dr. Julius Jwan, noted that the model has made the government adopt a cheaper way of buying textbooks in schools, reducing prices by more than 50% for class one and two pupils in public primary schools.
Dr. Jwan attributed the success of the Tusome programme to the introduction of the 1:1 textbook to pupils, which has greatly improved the performance of pupils in public primary schools.
He further stated that the government has enabled every learner in primary school to have textbooks in all learning areas, a move that has enabled learners to study more than they had in the past.
The Tusome programme was funded by USAID at the cost of Sh 8.88 billion and targeted 5.4 million class one and two pupils in public primary schools in the country.
USAID Mission Director, Mr. Mark Meassick, said that the Ministry and USAID had developed and distributed 26 million books aligned to the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC), putting CBC aligned English and Kiswahili books into the hands of every Kenyan school child and their teachers.
Among dignitaries who graced the occasion included; the Chief Executive Officer, KICD, Prof. Charles Ong'ondo, the Chief Executive Officer, Kenya National Examination Council, Dr. David Njengere, and other senior education officers.
