Chapter Three

Education

We believe that every Kenyan must be accorded all opportunities to pursue formal education. We are committed to the United Nations Convention that Primary Education be free and compulsory without compromising quality and facilities.

We also believe that formal education begins from nursery and pre-primary. We shall therefore undertake to employ nursery and pre-primary school teachers in all government approved nursery schools.

Most importantly, we shall review the entire education system to ensure that it responds to the needs of our country as we endeavour to find our place in the fast global socio-economic developments.

FORD-KENYA shall:

1. Develop a standard policy on a teacher/pupil ratio to be used in all institutions of learning to improve the quality of education

2. We shall expand secondary school intake and increase the constituency bursary allocation

3. Peg direct University admissions on grade C+ minimum and decentralize faculties

4. Balance traditional and vocational systems of education to realize rapid industrialization

5. Introduce school feeding programmes

6. Introduce more boarding and mobile schools in nomadic areas

7. Fully implement the recently enacted Children’s Act

8. Encourage the incorporation of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in all systems of learning

9. Transform the NYS into a compulsory Public Service Institute for skills training for school leavers

10. Provide for 35% minimum admission for girls in all higher institutions of learning