The government has clearly stated that, it has no plans whatsoever of
introducing free education program in advanced level of secondary education in
the country, the deputy minister for Education and Vocational Training William
Ole Nasha has said. The minister told the parliament today that, the fifth
phase government is still going on with its plans of free education system from
primary schools up to secondary school in Ordinary level as per what it had promised
in the ruling party CCM manifesto during the general campaigns of 2015. In line
with the program, the government is currently concentrating on the improvement
of various infrastructures such as the building of toilet pits, renovation of
class rooms, laboratories, water installation and many others as these are the
main challenges, the deputy minister affirmed. The government has also put much
efforts on the improvement of education curriculum and may be later on will
embark to extend to the advanced level and this will depend on the availability
of fund. The minister noted that, for the last two and half years of the
existence of the fifth phase government and since free education program
started in the country, student’s enrolment has increased by 84 percent. This
is a tremendous increase indeed, the minister noted. The Minister was
responding to a question earlier raised by Kondoa urban legislator Edwin Sanda
(CCM) who wanted to know when the government will extend its free education
program to the advanced secondary schools in the country.
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