Arusha — She looks a
bit reserved and her eyes do not reflect a personality who has dealt
with some of the most challenging situations in the education sector.
Yet Dr Joyce
Ndalichako, the newly-appointed minister for Education, Science, and
Technology, has won accolades from near and far for landing the arduous
job.
"I positively
support President John Magufuli for appointing her. Most Tanzanians who
are really concerned by the alarming fall in the quality of education
would by no means disapprove this appointment," said Dr A.S. Macheyeki, a
consultant geologist based in Kigali, Rwanda.
According to him,
the new minister, who was sworn in on Monday, practically had shown she
meant business when she served as executive secretary of the National
Examination Council of Tanzania (Necta).
Although she was
keen to improve a lot for the education sector in the country, some
people were not happy, especially Tanzanians who have developed
obsession of trying to make political capital out of everything,
including technical and professional matters which do not need
unnecessary 'political noise.'
However, the good
news, the renowned geologist remarked, is that Dr Ndalichako is now a
policy marker, in charge of the education portifolio for that matter.
The position will
enable her to do all she can as she fully knows that most Tanzanians
support her commitment, self-determination, and quality result-oriented
attitude.
"I am also sure
that she is the right person at this time. Tanzania is now largely a
certificate-oriented nation and not a quality education-based nation.
Let her turn the
system of education upside down to its real colour as dreamed by the
Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere,"he pointed out.
Although new in
political platforms, the new minister is very knowledgeable about the
education system in the country which observers believe she will now be
in a better position to tackle them and make it more appropriate.
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