The government’s plan to distribute literature books to secondary school students is uncertain as a deal to commence printing has not been signed. The delay threatens affective syllabus delivery, forcing some principals to ask parents to buy the set books. In December, the Education ministry sent a circular to principals announcing it will extend distribution of books to include literature set books. That entails studying three English and three Swahili literature books which are examined in KCSE. Parents have been buying the set books.

Source: The Star March 06, 2019 19:41 UTC