This archive report was first published on 17 July 2019.
On July 15, 2019, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha launched the nationwide County Dialogues on Quality Competency-Based Education in Nakuru, emphasizing the need to keep politics out of education reforms.
Magoha warned that introduction of politics was likely to derail the implementation and impact negatively on the quality of education, urging critics to focus on the curriculum's effectiveness rather than its politics.
He expressed satisfaction with the way teachers and learners were using the curriculum, citing the foundation on skills as a major strength.
"We can come back to politics after we have discussed serious issues," Magoha said, inviting stakeholders to give their views on the competency-based curriculum.
The exercise comes before the Middle School stage of the CBC is rolled out next year, marking the end of the Early Years stage.
Magoha promised that stakeholders' views would be taken into account, and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development has announced an on August 16 national conference on the CBC.
Teachers Service Commission CEO Nancy Macharia said 225,000 teachers will have been trained on the CBC by December, working closely with the ministry and related agencies to ensure the CBC meets international standards.
