Government Rushed to Implement CBC- Moi University Don

A section of Kenyan teachers has accused the Government of making rush decisions in implementing the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) which saw many stakeholders including teachers and parents left out from making their opinions about the curriculum.
This comes as the task force appointed by President William Ruto is set to review the CBC.

Speaking to the Press Joseph Musakali a Lecturer at Moi University said that the CBC contained some issues which needed to be removed and that is why the president appointed the task force.

He maintains that the curriculum is beneficial to the children as it focuses more on practical aspects.
“CBC is not a bad thing only that there are a few issues that need to be addressed. The new government did a good job by appointing a task force to review the curriculum and we hope at the end everybody will be satisfied,” said Musakali
The teachers however cited overworking of teachers in classrooms as one of the main challenges of CBC as teachers have to take the children through multiple activities each day.

“The main challenge of CBC is that teachers are straining in classrooms but this does not mean that we should rubbish the curriculum. The good side of the curriculum outweighs the bad side therefore we hope that the task force comes out with the best decision,” he added.

The president appointed 42 members and seven secretaries to the Education reforms task force which will be chaired by Professor Raphael Munavu. Some of the members include the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Doctor David Njoroge.
The country is expected to make a full transition from 8-4-4 to 2-6-6-3 education system by January 2023 and this puts more pressure on the Ministry of Education.