Rwanda: Textbooks Worth Rwf1.8 Billion Rendered 'Useless', MPs Worry

15 September 2021

Over 1 million mathematics textbooks written in Kinyarwanda which cost Rwanda Education Board (REB) over Rwf1.8 billion will not serve the intended purpose, a situation that the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said could be a loss for the taxpayer.

The textbooks were intended for use in primary two and primary three. However, these might turn out to be the less used resources after the medium of instruction for up to primary three changed from Kinyarwanda to English.

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