President Uhuru Kenyatta: Schools Must Reopen Next Year
President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured Kenyans that learning at all levels shall resume next year (January 2021). The President made the announcement during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on the 12th of December 2020.
As His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta led the nation in marking this year’s Jamhuri Day, he implored guardians and parents to facilitate their children for learning when schools reopen.
“In that regard, and in line with the policy of the Government on universal and compulsory basic education for all children up to 18 years, all parents and guardians are required to facilitate their children to resume learning in January 2021,” said the President, who was accompanied by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.
“We remain on course to resume learning in all classes effective 4th of January 2021, with the top priority being the safety of learners,” added the Head of State.
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To ensure that the directive is complied with and that no child is left behind, President Kenyatta ordered the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, via chiefs and assistant chiefs, to ensure children report back to school next month.
The Head of State also directed the Ministry of Education to re-issue and publicize the Education Policy on School Re-Entry to facilitate readmission of all learners who may not report to school due to pregnancy.
Regarding the containment of COVID-19 in schools, the President said that the Ministries of Health and Education had developed specific protocols and guidelines so as to facilitate the safe re-opening of all learning institutions.
The Head of State also paid tribute to the founding fathers of the state for laying down the foundations for socio-economic and political development. President Kenyatta also revealed that the Big Four Agenda builds on the aims of previous administrations.
“Each generation of leaders in this process understood that Kenya was always a work in progress. They built and improved on platforms left by previous leaders. They had to better what others had done,” said President Kenyatta.
“The Big Four is not a project but rather a process. It is a framework I have used to organize the delivery of Government services to improve on what other Presidents did previously,” said President Kenyatta.
President Uhuru also revealed that the Big Four Agenda boosts aspirations that are in the history of the country, focusing on four intentions of the liberation struggle and the aspirations of the nation’s founding fathers.
According to the Head of State, the Big Four focuses on liberating Kenyans from the poverty of dignity caused by inadequate services. This was the first intention while the second was transitioning citizens especially the youth, from being people who ‘earners wages’ to being ‘owners of capital’ regardless of how rudimentary.
“This is why I am investing in the Boda Boda movement with the plan of building capital through rituals of daily savings that they have called “Kidogo Kidogo,” said President Uhuru.
The third aspiration is jump-starting the shift from being a country of net consumption to being a nation of building human capital that is food security and health assurance.
President Uhuru outlined the progress made on the universal health coverage pillar of the Big 4 Agenda. He noted that COVID-19 led to the accelerated expansion of the country’s health infrastructure.
“When we were afflicted by COVID-19 pandemic in March, we only had 8 infectious disease ICU beds countrywide. However, seven days after the first COVID-19 case was discovered, we increased bed capacity to 60. Today we have almost 827 infectious disease ICU beds as compared to the 8 we had in March this year,” added the Head of State.
Common Healthcare workers also received President Uhuru Kenyatta’s recognition for their dedication and selflessness during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Their professionalism, excellence, an unfailing commitment to their sacred oath and their sacrifices, must be reciprocated by Kenyans acting responsibly amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” said President Uhuru.
Although there have been some challenges, the Head of State also said that it must be remembered that developing the health sector to the required levels is a work in progress that the government is carrying out.
On the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) the President said that it is a process to amend the Constitution to give Kenyans hope for the future rather than fear.
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