Private schools heads welcome CBC task force

Private schools have lauded the move by President William Ruto to form a CBC task force.

The task force will hold public participation across the country to hear from all education stakeholders, including parents and students, concerning the CBC.

The Kenya Private Schools Association chairman Bungoma chapter Wesley Wanjala said the task force should get the views of every education stakeholder.

He spoke during an interview with the Star at his office on Tuesday.

Wanjala is the director of Emmanuel Namunyu Memorial High School in Kabuchai constituency, Bungoma Central.

“We appreciate the move to help review the CBC and adjust it,” he said.

The chairman argues that the CBC should be reviewed to fit everybody and curb frequent complaints by MP’s, parents, students and teachers on its implementation.

“For CBC to be successful, everybody should be at par with what the task force will come up with,” he said.

Wanjala, however, said there is a lot that needs to be looked into while reviewing the CBC implementation, including the type of exams to be administered to Grade 6 learners.

“The CBC implementation was not well followed. As at now Grade 6 pupils don't know the type of exam they will do at the end of this year,” he said.

The chairman called on Kenya National Examination Council to fully involve learners before administering the national exam.

He, however, disagreed with Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa’s sentiments.

Barasa had said teachers are leaning on the CBC to eat chicken from the parents.

“I want to firmly disagree with an MP who said that teachers are eating parents’ chicken using the CBC,” Wanjala said, adding that CBC is practical.

The chairman further said more than 60 private schools in Bungoma county are prepared to receive Grade 6 learners.

“As private schools heads in Bungoma county, we normally work together to ensure no one is left behind in the CBC implementation,” he said.

(Edited by Bilha Makokha)