Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho said his Form Four grade would have been an A rather than the D he received if he had studied under President William Ruto’s education framework.

He made the comments on Thursday, 12 November 2026, while addressing the Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association’s National Annual General Meeting in Mombasa.

Joho recalled finishing secondary school with a D grade and argued that the result did not reflect his true intellect or potential.

He linked his argument to the principle of "Usawa," emphasizing that every child should receive an equal chance at academic success regardless of parental wealth.

Joho maintained that unequal access to resources directly shapes exam outcomes and that a merit‑based system would remove the influence of a family’s financial standing.

He expressed confidence that, under a system measuring students by their own abilities rather than household income, his own secondary results would have been dramatically different.

Joho illustrated his point by stating that if he had grown up during President Ruto’s tenure, where assessment focuses on a student’s mind rather than parents’ pockets, he would certainly have been an A student.

His comments align with the government’s broader push to expand education funding, roll out the Competency‑Based Curriculum and recruit additional teachers to address resource gaps in public schools.