THE assembling of laptops for public primary school pupils will start in October. The initial assembling of the Jubilee project laptops will be spearheaded by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology by a group of 11 experts from various fields.
Vice chancellor Prof Mabel Imbuga said the university has been a leading role in the project because it has the capacity. JKUAT has a population of 31,000 students, with 1,500 graduating annually in computer science, computer technology and Information Technology.
She said: “The university has a previous experience after assembling the Madaraka PC Computers commonly referred to as E-Mado computers in 2005.” The assembling of the laptop project is part of the first phase that will cost Sh15 billion. The whole project has three phases that will cost Sh52 billion.
The Ministry of Education yesterday advertised a tender for the supply, delivery and installation of the computers to public primary schools. A harmonised teachers guide on the integration of ICT in curriculum delivery is already in place.
The launch of the curriculum by Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi took place on Wednesday at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (formerly Kenya Institute of Education).
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