The Education Act 2010 is currently under review after the Minister of Education and Training Professor Ntoi Rapapa tabled the Education Amendment Bill 2019 aimed to improve the general management of the education sector and maintain the principles of good governance. The statement of the objects and reasons say the Act is fraught with short comings such as inconsistencies with other laws like Teachers Pensions Act of 1994 and Public Officers Defined Contribution Pension Fund Act N0. 4 of 2008.

“The said Contraventions make it practically impossible to pay out the gratuities that were agreed to with the principals upon completion of at least 12 consecutive months of their contracts. The Bill therefore provides for employment of principals on permanent and  pensionable terms in order to remedy the above mentioned defects,” they stated. Furthermore, the Bill clarifies the roles and responsibilities of persons and institutions tasked with the administration of education such as the Ministry of Education and its structures, the churches and other proprietors, the Local Government structures, Teachers Formations, principals and parents.

The Bill shows that the parliament is invited to note that the Ministry of Education and Training has embarked on major reforms and so the Education Bill was carefully crafted to avoid possible overlapping of roles. In addition, the Bill will enable the Ministry to execute its mandate much more effectively and efficiently in line with the current demands on education. Again, the objects and reasons show that the Bill will provide guidance on redeployment of teachers, systematic appraisal of teachers and principals, including the role of inspectors in teachers' disciplinary processes. The Bill also provides the reduction of retirement age of teachers from sixty five (65) years to sixty (60) years.