Paul wasanga biography
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Paul Wasanga, Lydia Nzomo tenures end
Nairobi, Kenya: The chief executive officers for the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) have left office after completing their tenures.
The terms of Knec Secretary Paul Wasanga and KICD Director Lydia Nzomo ended on Monday, leaving a vacuum that education stakeholders now want filled urgently.
Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (Kessha) and the Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) Tuesday asked Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi to immediately appoint substantive CEOs to head Knec and KICD.
Elimu Yetu Coalition, Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) also weighed in to push the Government to act fast.
Prof Kaimenyi Tuesday said he had already received three names from Knec and KICD and noted that he will make the appointments soon.
"I do not know why there is anxiety. We will complete the process in due course," he said on telephone from Kigali, Rwanda.
The Standard has established that Dr Julius Juan, Dina Mwinzi and Elkana Kipsang Lagat emerged top three, in that order, during the interview for KICD position.
Dina Mwinzi was also shortlisted for Knec position a
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Paul Wasanga is the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya National Examinations Council since April 2005. He holds a Masters degree in Education and a Bachelor of Education (1st class honours) both from University of Nairobi. He first joined KNEC as a Higher Examinations Secretary in Test Development in 1984 and thereafter headed different sections within before becoming the CEO. A seasoned educationist with a wealth of experience spanning over 34 years in education sector, Wasanga has published books, reports and research papers in areas such as Testing and Monitoring (1997), Significant Performance Statistics, Assessment and South African Consortium in Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) Studies, Basic Learning Competencies, Attitude Towards Science and the link between Girls Sexual Maturation and Learning Competencies.
He is currently a senior Management Member Ministry of Education (MoE). At international level, between 2007 and 2011, Wasanga was the Secretary General of the Association of Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) and thereafter, from 2011-2012, he was the President AEAA. He has served Country National Coordinator of, (SACMEQ) – Kenya as well as a Director, Regional Centre for Reform in Assessment and Examinations in Mathematics and Science in Africa (AMAS
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