Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya has opposed the competency-based curriculum (CBC) that has been conglomerated as an education system in Kenya.
According to Natembeya, the CBC isn’t improving students’ performance, but destroying it.
”Sasa hii mchezo ambayo inafanyika kwa CBC, ningependa serikali iskie. Kama hamjapata hio habari mashinani, hakuna masomo,” he stated.
Natembeya further stated that the CBC confuses children, especially when it comes to demystifying the class levels.
Brief history about CBC
In 2017, Kenya jumped on the bandwagon by launching the Competency-Based curriculum to replace the content-based 8-4-4 curriculum which has been in operation since 1985.
The government also initiated the gradual phasing-out of the 8-4-4 curriculum with the last class under the 8-4-4 curriculum expected to sit their KCSE national examination in the year 2027.
CBC is a fairly new concept to many people in Kenya, including educationists. Re-orientation from content-based education to CBC demands a complete paradigm shift. For the system to succeed, investment in stakeholder awareness efforts is critical to promote their appreciation of the new approach and secure much-needed buy-in and support.