This archive report was first published on 31 August 2019.
On February 2016, the Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative organization launched a unique program to turn secondary schools into digital schools of excellence. The program, designed to help 21st-century students, utilizes Information Communication Technology (ICT) in a way that is responsive to the needs of the job market.
Jerome Morrissey, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global e-Schools, emphasized the importance of adopting technology in learning, saying it was very key in the fast-changing world. Speaking during a closing ceremony for over 80 Principals from Kiambu County, Morrissey stated that the new technology in teaching maths and sciences was a unique, innovative program.
Victoria Mulili, the Kiambu County Director of Education, urged teachers to adopt the model, challenging them not to focus more on finishing the syllabus but instead help the students acquire the necessary skills. This approach, she believed, would improve students' performance in maths and science.
Meanwhile, the Kenya Highlands University Vice Chancellor, Prof Wilson Langat, has maintained that there is no useless course being offered at the universities. He faulted the government for scrapping 133 courses, claiming that they should have been aligned to market needs instead.
