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Hosting of Junior Secondary Schools in Secondary Schools Could Be Reversed

Join Our Telegram Group There is an expectation that the Kenya Kwanza administration could announce a decision on the contentious Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC). The fate of the CBC could be decided within two weeks and this could mark a turn in proceedings regarding the implementation of the CBC. Presentations made to the Presidential Working Party […]

Lack of Internet and Insecurity Blames For Issues with CBC Implementation

Join Our Telegram Group Insecurity, poor internet connectivity and a shortage of teachers have been blamed for derailing the implementation of the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) in the country’s North Eastern Region. According to Garissa Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Executive Secretary Abdirizak Hussein, unlike in other parts of the country, the North Eastern region […]

KUPPET Official Urges TSC Not To ‘Terrorize’ Teachers

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Uasin Gishu Branch Chairperson Sosthen Bellat has urged the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to stop terrorizing teachers. “We want TSC’s powers to be cut so that it can only deal with promotion and employment. It has a lot of power and needs […]

PWPER Reveals Venues and Dates for Collection of Views on CBC

The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms has revealed its schedule for the collection of views from various stakeholders. The Chairperson Prof Raphael Munavu revealed that the 49-member task force had listed venues and times that the PWPER teams will be visiting to receive views on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) either in writing or verbally. […]

CBC Review Team to Announce Dates for Public Participation

The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) is set to reveal to how it wants to meet and collect views from the public in the coming days. This was revealed after the PWPER Chairperson Raphael Munavu completed a three-day orientation into the currents and essentials of the education reform initiatives that are happening in […]

Parents Vent Their Frustration after Being Excluded From the CBC Taskforce

The parents’ organization has made their frustrations known regarding their frustration after being excluded from a panel that was formed to undertake an evaluation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) system of education. According to the new Chairperson of the Parents Association Silas Obuhatsa, the government made a mistake by not including them in the panel […]

Case Challenging Legality of CBC to be heard on the 27th of September

A court case challenging the legality of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is scheduled for hearing next week on the 27th of September. Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Nelson Havi who took over the case from the initial petitioner has revealed that he is prepared to thwart the outgoing Cabinet Secretary for Education’s efforts […]