NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 17- The Ministry of Education has approved the set books for English and Kiswahili Fasihi, to be used between 2022 and 2026.
Some of the set books are to be studied by Form 3 students beginning April 2022 while others are scheduled to commence in January 2023.
The new texts shall be replacing those that have been in place since 2017.
“This is to inform you that the final phase of set books for Literature in English and Fasihi ya Kiswahili for secondary schools for the period 2022-2026 has been finalized,” read a statement by KICD Director of Quality Assuarance Mary Gaturu to all secondary school heads.
For English Literature, the new compulsory novel will be ‘Fathers of Nations’ by Paul B. Vitta, which replaces Blossoms of the Savanna by Henry Ole Kulet.
The compulsory play will be ‘The Samaritan’ by John Lara, to replace ‘A Doll’s House’ by Henry Ibsen.
Optional novels include; ‘Artist of the Floating World’ by Kazuo Ishiguro, which takes the place of ‘The Pearly’ by John Steinbeck.
‘A Silent Song and Other Stories’ edited by Godwin Siundu will be the optional anthology of short stories that is set to replace ‘Memories We Lost’ by Chris Wanjala.
The optional play that comes in to take the place of David Mulwa’s ‘inheritance’ is ‘A Parliamentary of Owls’ by Adipo Sidang.
On the Fasihi ya Kiswahili’s Tamthilia category, ‘Bembea’ by Timothy Moriasi will replace ‘Kigogo’ by Pauline Kea Kyovi.
‘Mapambazuko ya Machweo na Hadithi Nyingine’ is the Hadithi Fupi that will set in for ‘Tumbo Lisiloshiba na Hadithi Nyingine’ by Aliya Chokocho na Dumu Kayanda.
On Riwaya, ‘Nguu za Jadi’ by Prof Clara Momanyi will replace the current ‘Chozi La Heri’ by Assumpta K. Matei.
“The books for the period 2022- 2026 have a running footnote on every page stating ‘approved by KICD 2021 edition’ and ‘kimeidhinishwa na KICD toleo la 2021’ for English and Kiswahili respectively,” the Ministry of Education said in a statement.
“All the new set books have a security tag on the cover which when scratched will reveal a sixteen (16) digit pin number. When the pin number is sent by SMS to 22776 you will receive a message confirming whether the copy is genuine or pirated.”
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