1. PROGRESS AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LAST JSR MEETINGS 1

2. NºRecommendationsProgress 1 To mobilize resources to fund pre- primary education The pre-primary costing study is being completed and will inform its financing 2 To conduct a study on drop outThe recruitment process of consultants for the study on drop out is under way. 2

3. PROGRESS AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LAST JSR MEETINGS CONT,… NºRecommendationsProgress 3 To carry out analytical work to explain the low number of female students in public higher learning institutions, compared to that of male. No study done. 4 To allocate sufficient funds for the introduction of the Competence- Based Curriculum, including funds for teacher training and development of teaching and learning materials. The budget has been allocated to this activity and trainings are on going. 3

4. PROGRESS AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LAST JSR MEETINGS, CONT,… NºRecommendationsProgress 7 To carry out analytical work on the impact on equity of the community- owned school feeding programme. The implementation of School feeding program was monitored and the M&E findings will be shortly published. 4

5. NºRecommendationProgress 8 Additional staff at management level in TDM should be hired, given the recruitment of 1000 School Based Mentors under TDM strategic direction. School Based Mentorship Programme has been reviewed to maintain 1 qualified teacher as a mentor at school level. 9 Teacher retention and motivation should be focused on, and a strategy to improve both should be considered. Special statute for teachers and TDM policy developed and await approval. Other strategies have been put in place to retain and motivate teachers: Provision of loans from Umwalimu Sacco, Teachers’ Hostels, Awarding the best performers, Girinka Mwarimu, etc. PROGRESS AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LAST JSR MEETINGS CONT,… 5

6. Thank you 6