The suspended are Dr. Joyce Musabe who has been the Head of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Resources Department, Dr. Michael Tusiime Rwibasira Head of Examinations, Selection and Assessment Department; Peter Mujiji, Head of Corporate Division, Francis Karegesa Director of Finance and Rutaha Bagaya who had been the Head of Procurement Unit.
Following the dismissal, on Thursday, the Ministry of Education and affiliated institutions convened a meeting that was chaired by Education Minister, Dr. Eugène Mutimura during which he said that all officials were suspended for falling short of expected performance targets in the implementation of education programmes.
He cited delays in delivering certificates to high school leavers which are, besides, printed from abroad contrary to the government decision of getting them locally produced.
“It used to take long period for high school leavers to get their certificates; this affected them, missing opportunities to enter universities. Printing the certificates from abroad is also contrary to the government programme of promoting Made in Rwanda products,” he explained.
The decision to produce certificates locally was announced in March last year by former Education Minister, Dr Papias Musafiri Malimba. He said that even certificates for university graduates would be produced from the country.
Among other reasons to suspend the officials, Mutimura said include the delay of distribution of academic materials in schools like books.
“There are many books which are not distributed to schools. Those for Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) are scattered across different households or district offices than being in schools. That is a problem because it affected the academic programme and students will not sit for all intended subjects this year,” he explained.
He said that whoever will hamper the implementation of government programme will face punishment.
In the cabinet meeting yesterday, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education in charge of Primary and Secondary Education informed members that the 2018 national examinations in secondary schools for Ordinary Level and for Advanced Level shall be done for the same subjects as it was in the last school year.
He said, the additional subjects introduced in 2016 with the implementation of the new Competence-Based Curriculum which are ICT, Literature in English, French and Kiswahili in Ordinary Level and Sub-mathematics as well as French in Advanced level shall not be part of 2018 national examinations due to various challenges faced in the implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum.
Asked whether suspended officials would not face justice, Mutimura said that institutions in charge will investigate their cases.
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