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Besides equipping Kenyan children
with the competencies needed to excel
in the 21st century, the Head of State
said CBC will empower Kenyans to be
better citizens.

“On citizenship, we have a crisis problems, use critical thinking, apply our doctors, our nurses, our medical
of competence and our education digital literacy, and feel a sense of civic staff, and the diligence of Kenyans
system must give us a response. Youth duty as citizens,” he said. themselves, we have gradually brought
violence and pessimism are partly On the re-opening of schools, the the pandemic under control; but we,
a result of low civic competence Head of State said the Government nonetheless, remain vigilant as our
amongst citizens continues to be vigilant as schools children and teachers ease back into
. resume after a long period of closure regular order, the President said.
“And this is because we have not due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus Education CS Prof George Magoha, his
taught our children the values of disease. Principal Secretary Dr Belio Kipsang,
citizen participation from an early “But I must say I am grateful for the Teachers Service Commission CEO
age. This is why youth pessimism patience you all have shown, and for Nancy Macharia and Murang’a
and blind activism are on the rise,” the speed and care with which we have Governor Mwangi WaIria who is also
President Kenyatta said. resumed learning after re-opening of the Chairperson of the Education
The President applauded the Taskforce our learning institutions. Committee at the Council Governors
led by Professor Fatuma Chege for its “Yes, through the tireless work of also spoke at the event attended by
report saying its recommendations will a cross-section of education sector
help lessen the rigidity in the current stakeholders.
education system by introducing the
‘leading to learn’ principle.
“The purpose of the new system of
‘Learning to Learn’ is to allow our
children to explore, innovate and
unshackle their minds from the old
and rigid molds of learning.
“This way they will be able to exploit
their imagination, creativity, solve

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