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Kenya, 11 January 2026 - President William Ruto on Sunday used a church service in Nyeri County to defend his education reforms and roll out billions of shillings in new development projects, saying his administration was building on the legacy of Kenya’s past presidents to secure the future of the country’s children.

Speaking at ACK Kariki Church in Chinga Ward, Othaya Constituency, the President said education remained the most powerful tool for transforming society.

“Education is the biggest empowerment that any society can give its citizens. That is why our founding President put in place a firm foundation in the Republic of Kenya by giving us a clarion call to eliminate illiteracy,” Ruto said.

He traced Kenya’s education journey through successive administrations, noting that each president had expanded access to learning.

“Our second President built on that foundation and opened up opportunities for more children to embrace education. Our third President told us that our children should go to school and not be charged school fees. Our fourth President told us to have a 100 per cent transition from one level of learning to the other,” he said, adding that chiefs were instructed to ensure no child stayed at home.

Ruto said his administration had focused on improving learning conditions by expanding infrastructure, staffing and financing.

“Now, personally, I picked up from the foundation of my predecessors and ensured that all children who are learning have enough classrooms, enough teachers and there is enough resources to facilitate their learning. That is the job that I have been doing,” he said.

The President announced that wide-ranging reforms introduced in the last three years were already yielding results.

“That is why I want to announce to you that in the last three years, I have reformed the education curriculum and it is working,” Ruto said.

He disclosed that the government, working with Members of Parliament, had built 23,000 classrooms across the country and hired 100,000 new teachers.

“In partnership with MPs, we have built 23,000 classrooms. In the last three years that I have been in the top leadership, we have employed 100,000 new teachers. This week alone, we have employed 24,000 new teachers and they will be in their respective classes next week imparting knowledge to our learners,” he said.