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titles at homes and in work places.   association in different fora and       International Curriculum
They must seek help and advice        meetings regionally and globally.       Regarding the increasing
when necessary; build trust and       “I was the chairperson of the           embracing and adoption of
keep earning it. “People must         Education Sector Board of KEPSA         international curriculum by many
be ready to err and to share the      and also represented KPSA               private schools under KPSA,
errors and lessons accruing from      interests at KEPSA,” reminisces         Kasanga acknowledges that Kenya
the errors with their teams,”         Kasanga.                                has a well-established private,
Kasanga reflects on the lessons and   Kasanga affirms that she did not        international sector serving both
experiences gained working at and     face any challenges and setbacks        expatriates and local elites with
with KPSA.                            especially owing to her gender at       schools clustered around Nairobi,
During her term, KPSA has             KPSA. “KPSA is an association for       Mombasa, Nakuru and Kisumu.
realized fundamental milestones       school owners and it’s been a great     The vast majority teach in English
and attainments. These include the    pleasure working to safeguard           and offer a British curriculum
establishment of KPSA regional        interests of all our schools,” affirms  and International Baccalaureate
offices and beneficial expansion      Kasanga.                                programmes.
of the CEO’s office. “through         Regarding dreams, aspirations and       These are becoming increasingly
the support of our members, we        ambitions for KPSA for the next-        popular because the curriculum
established regional offices of the   generation few years, Kasanga is        had gained appeal among parents
association and even expanded the     happy to join the ranks of others       owing to its versatility in the
office of the CEO with state-of-the-  retired officials and looks forward     international education arena and
art conference room” she states.      to working at the grassroots to         the fact that a student can further
This according to her has enabled     ensure that KPSA’s growth is            studies anywhere in the world.
the association to register more      cemented as the only association        Essentially parents have realized
membership hence strengthening        representing private schools in the     that their children can access
the association.                      country.                                international education right here
Her team also represented the                                                 in the country. They trust KPSA
                                                                              schools which have successfully

From right is the New Chair-Madam Mutheu Kasanga, Vice Chair Mr Isaiah Mbaabu, Secretary Mr Charles
Ochome ,Vice Secretary Mr Antony Ndung’u, Assistant Treasurer Mr Aidarus Abdirahman and Treasurer
Madam Dolly Anjili on 20th April 2016 as they take over the KPSA leadership.

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