NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – Education Cabinet Secretary nominee Ezekiel Machogu has put his net worth as Sh590 million.
Appearing before an MPs vetting committee, Machogu stated that his wealth stems from buildings in Nairobi’s Eastlands area, Jogoo road, Pangani, Milimani and Kileleshwa.
While weighing in on the controversy generated about the Competency-Based Curriculum being costly to parents Machogu stated that if appointed, he will ensure that the cost of basic education is affordable.
“Once I get recommendations of then a final report from the task force, this is one of the areas that we will be able to come up with such that it is manageable,” he said.
He said the Kenya Kwanza administration is committed to ensure that nothing is costly to parents because education is supposed to be free and compulsory.
President William Ruto on September 30 appointed a 49-member task force to review the new curriculum.
It has six months to review the new system of instruction and advise on the way forward in its final report by February 29.
Machogu pointed out that Kenyans are dealing with a lot from economic crisis to the impact of Covid-19 to take on an extra burden of a costly education.
