[kictanet] The Controversial ICT Practitioners Bill Has Been Passed!

Benson Muite benson_muite at emailplus.org
Sat Jun 11 13:28:24 EAT 2022


At the same time school students are being taught to program:
https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/ict-ministry-unveils-coding-syllabus-for-kenyan-schools/

The possibly sole currently approved program that is being used has the 
following faq:

I have no prior experience in computer programming. Can I still use 
Kodris Africa to teach my students how to code?

Our “Teacher’s Guide” enables teachers, even with no prior experience in 
computer programming, to easily teach their students how to code. With 
this guide, you will have access to lesson plans with explanations about 
the topics, sample class activities and solutions to various tasks.


On 6/10/22 18:04, Alex Watila via KICTANet wrote:
> i was so disappointed.  majority of the ICT industry did not see it's 
> use but someone still managed to sneak it in
> 
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2022, 17:57 Adrian Teri via KICTANet, 
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> 
> wrote:
> 
>     Good Day all,
> 
>     Here's the scoop by techweez:
>     _https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/parliament-has-passed-the-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill/
>     <https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/parliament-has-passed-the-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill/>_
> 
>     Regards,
>     Adrian Teri
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