‘We Will Build Laboratories For 1,600 Schools!’ – DP Kindiki Says
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has stated that the government will construct at least 1,600 science laboratories to ensure that each school in the country has one.
The Deputy President addressed at Jamhuri High School as the school celebrated its 120th anniversary.
He stated that the laboratories will provide students, particularly those pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as their preferred option in Senior Secondary School, with an equitable opportunity.
“We now have resources also to provide laboratories for 1,600 schools across Kenya where our children do not have laboratories because you cannot do CBC when you have schools without labs,” Kindiki said.
DP Kindiki: In the past one year, the Government has built 15,000 Grade 9 classrooms across Kenya, and an additional 7,000 classrooms and 1,600 laboratories will be constructed.@KindikiKithure pic.twitter.com/0dDJ1jqAfP
— Erastus Kithuku (@ErastusKithuku) February 1, 2025
“The first time they see a Bunsen burner or a microscope is the examination day, and you expect that children, that child to do anything in science.”
He stated that the government has already erected 15,000 schools around the country, with plans to add another 7,000 classrooms over the next year.
“We are in the process, in the next one year, to build an additional 7,000 classrooms to bring to a total of 23,000 classrooms, mainly for grade nine and other grades, to make sure that we take care of the physical facilities.”
The DP stated that Kenya Kwanza is on track to perfect the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
As part of the reforms, Kindiki stated that President William Ruto’s administration had hired a record number of teachers in two years.
He said no other government had done so.
He noted that in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto, they promised to hire at least 116,000 teachers over the next five years.
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“We are carrying out major education reforms for the last quite a number of years, and we are working to perfect the CBC program, to make sure that it takes our students and learners to a place where they can have a fighting chance in a very complex, demanding, challenging and competitive world.
“No other government, no other administration, has employed that number of teachers in two years. The manifesto of Kenya Kwanza is to bridge the gap in staffing, in our education,” Kindiki added.
During the Jamhuri High School celebration, the DP oversaw the launch of a Sh120 million Endowment Fund in 120 days.
The funds will be utilized for infrastructure development, student bursaries, and the creation of a Digital Hub, among other things.
‘We Will Build Laboratories For 1,600 Schools!’ – DP Kindiki Says
