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According to Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba
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The recently approved governmental model proposed that upper-level students focus exclusively on four main subjects: either English or Kenya Sign Language, Kiswahili, Physical Education, and Community Service Learning.
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Ogamba, after consulting with the appropriate parties, stated that mathematics will be included in all pathways, with an emphasis on pure mathematics for the STEM track.
The Ministry of Education now says mathematics will be a compulsory subject in the senior secondary school.
The Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, stated that the government received objections regarding the proposal to make the subject optional. Consequently, they decided to revert the policy and reinstate its mandatory status.
At the National Conversation on Competency-Based Education held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Thursday, April 24, Ogamba stated that the government had taken into account the concerns voiced by the pertinent stakeholders.
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has likewise sanctioned the inclusion of mathematics at every level of education.
However, Ogamba clarified that students pursuing the STEM path will focus on pure mathematics, whereas those in the other pathways will study only a portion of it.
“The majority of participants in the CBC discussion believed that mathematics should be mandatory in upper grades. We have heard your feedback, discussed it with KICD, and decided that some level of mathematics will be required for the two non-STEM tracks as well,” he stated.
