Quality Assurance And Implementation Of Free Primary Education In Ruiru Division Thika District, Kenya

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the factors

affecting the implementation of free primary education in Ruiru Division,

Thika District Kenya.

The specific objectives of the study were to determine; if Poor Physical

Facilities affects the implementation of free primary education in Ruiru

Division, if Quality of Education affects the implementation of free

primary education, if Lack of enough Trained Teachers affects the

implementation of free primary education, if Big Pupil-Teacher Ratio

affects the implementation of free primary education and to determine if

High poverty levels of Kenyans affects the implementation of free primary

education in Ruiru Division

The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the teachers

and focus group discussion with the pupils

The study revealed that Poor Physical Facilities (30%) Quality of

Education (50%), Lack of enough Trained Teachers (25%), Pupil-Teacher

Ratio (33%), and High poverty levels of Kenyans (42%) are the factors

affecting the implementation of free primary education in Kenya

The Study recommended that there should be empowerment of

education committees at the village level so that there is efficient

monitoring of the implementation of the free primary education. Since

district education officers are poorly facilitated they cannot follow up

on the implementation at the lower levels