Kenya orders International Schools to make Kiswahili & the country’s history mandatory
All International schools in Kenya have been directed to make the history of Kenyan and Kiswahili language mandatory by the government, reports the Capital
The directive by the government was announced on Monday with a deadline of April 2017.
Kenya’s Education Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’I said all teachers in International schools will be vetted by Kenya’s Teachers Service Commission (TSC), which employs all government teachers, to ensure the quality of education offered is not compromised. In Addition the teachers will not be employed unless registered under the TSC like public teachers.
“Teachers who come to international schools are supposed to come to the Ministry first, we do their reviews and the credentials they have. Then the TSC registers them according to the standards they have; if they are coming to offer the British National Curriculum, for example, TSC has systems of confirming that those people have the qualifications to teach the British National Curriculum or whatever international curriculum they have come to offer,” said Matiangi
The new changes are to ensure ensure effective supervision of curriculum implementation and delivery and administration of policies and guidelines set for basic education.
The education CS unveiled a report on Bridge International Academies, a low-cost private school backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Bridge is also supported by British aid money, offers cheap nursery and primary education to poor families.
Kenya’s National Union of Teachers (KNUT) launched a report on Monday criticising BIA’s low quality of education and called for all 405 schools in Kenya to be shut according to Mail and Guardian.
“We will make a decision in best interest of our children regarding Bridge International Academies” said the Education CS
