How we are implementing our national policy on radical inclusion in education.

When exam results are released, it doesn't matter where you are, it doesn't matter how wealthy you are, you can access them by SMS. You may say 'well, not everybody has a smartphone,' but every village has a phone, there's connectivity everywhere. Somebody you know can check your results for free.

The integration of technology in education is central to our education policy. We introduced SMS-based solutions for accessing learning materials; there is a dictionary that children can access through SMS. Exam materials can be accessed online.

We have also expanded radio teaching.

We do school feeding too, which we have expanded from about 200,000 children to about 600,000 currently.

All these and others come with an increased commitment to financing education. We must support children from poor backgrounds who cannot afford to pay school fees, buy textbooks, or buy certain things. It matters that all children, no matter who they are, or where they come from, have access to quality learning.

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