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Governor Ali Roba opens one of the newly
constructed ECD classrooms.
from the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Develop-
ment (KICD) and Kenyatta University. The ob-
jective of the induction course was to build the
capacity for teachers in the provision of quality
education to learners in the entire county.
Another significant initiative by the Department
of Education is the provision of sanitary tow-
els to girls in secondary schools in the entire
county. The programme was launched by Her
Excellency the First Lady of Mandera County,
Hodhan Ibrahim Hassan. The objective of this
initiative is to improve the retention of girls in
secondary schools.

In vocational training, a total of 383 students
were admitted to various vocational training
centres for skills development. These training
centres include Mandera Vocational Training Above: Governor Roba during one of the visits at Mandera Technical Training institute. He later
Centre, Takaba, Rahmu, Elwak, Banisa,Fino presided over a prize-giving day at the Moi Stadium.
and Rhamu Dimtu training centres.
Investment in education in Mandera. One such measures is the admin-
In addition to this, 259 ECDE centres are op- The following are some of the investment initia- istration of mock exams for Class Seven and
erational countywide, with a workforce of 520 tives by the County Government in education: Class Eight pupils. This initiative was piloted in
teachers. The Mandera Technical Training In- • Provision of instructional and learning materi- 2014 with Class Eight and Form Four learners.
stitute and Mandera Teachers Training College als to ECDE centres The exams were then extended to Class Seven
are fully operational with an enrollment of 284 • Provision of three buses to Sheikh Ali High and Form Three students in 2015. As a result
and 126 respectively. School, Elwak Boys and Moi Girls secondary of this, the mean score for KCPE increased
schools from 187 in 2013 to 252 in 2015. In KCSE, the
The department further, through its emergency • Provision of desks for ECDE classes number of students who qualified for university
programme, reconstructed schools that were • Construction179 ECDE classrooms increased from 20 students in 2013 to 450 stu-
burnt and affected by clashes in 2013/2014. • Construction of the County Education Office dents in 2015.
The affected schools were Guba, Choroqo, in Mandera East
Gofa and Orgarwein primary schools. Desks • Construction of twin workshops in Mandera In 2015, more than 168 candidates joined
were also purchased for the host school of East, Banisa, Fino and Elwak vocational train- prestigious national schools. This was made
Rhamu Dimtu that had temporarily accommo- ing centres possible through the efforts of the County Gov-
dated pupils pending the reconstruction of the • Construction of community libraries in Man- ernment that, among other initiatives, adminis-
schools. dera South, Lafey and Rhamu to inculcate a tered termly mock exams for both primary and
reading culture in the county. The libraries will secondary schools.
Well-equipped colleges greatly benefit schools and those pursuing fur- Other initiatives to improve performance in ed-
The department procured furniture and equip- ther studies ucation include quality assurance assessment,
ment for the newly-constructed Mandera Tech- • Construction of modern administration blocks as well as giving of awards and motivational
nical Training Institute.The college was officially at Moi Girls and Mandera secondary schools in speeches by mentors.
opened in September 2016, and offers five dif- Mandera East
ferent technical courses. • Fencing of Moi Girls Secondary School com- The following programmes have also been un-
pound in Mandera East dertaken by the County Government:
• Procurement of assorted sports equipment • Mandera County Education Conference held
for 150 clubs on 7th and 8th June 2013, where all stakehold-
• Distribution of Sh190.5 million in bursaries to ers were brought onboard to address the poor
24,800 beneficiaries countywide. H.E the Gov- performance in the national examinations, both
ernor promised full scholarship for students pe- in KCSE and KCPE
rusing teaching, medical and technical cours- • Mandera Private Schools Association (MAP-
es offered at the Mandera Teachers Training SA) meeting on the performance of private
college, Mandera Medical Training College schools in 2013
and Mandera Technical Training Institute • Training of ECDE teachers during holidays
• Construction of Mandera Teachers Training • Provision of sports items for youth and county
College sports tournament, which kicked off in Decem-
• Construction of Mandera Technical Training ber 2013
Institute • Preparation of sectorial strategic plans 2013-
2017, as well as work plans and procurement
Programmes to improve performance plans for the year 2013-2017
To improve performance in national examina- • Preparation and presentation of the County
tions, the county initiated a raft of measures to Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) to all
mitigate and improve standards of education stakeholders in the county