The Competency Based Curriculum has been introduced to replace the 8-4-4 system, which has served Kenya for 32 years.
This 2-6-3-3 system was first unveiled in 2017. It is currently being implemented, but the question remains, is the government ready for the first CBC graduates (Grade 6)?
Learners countrywide are expected to sit for their examinations in December and proceed to junior high.
The majority of secondary schools still don't have new structures that can accommodate junior high students.
This leaves many parents wondering what fate awaits their children next year.
Not forgetting that the new system has been a bit tedious to adapt.
Starting from the extra materials parents have had to buy to have their children keep up with the system.
Parents have had to dig deeper into their pockets to buy the newly introduced learning materials, ranging from textbooks to project materials.
The curriculum has received a lot of backlash since it was implemented.
That is why parents and teachers need a firm assurance from the government that the system is firmly rooted and that the pupils will be safe even as they join junior high school.
Media and communications practitioner
Edited by Kiilu Damaris
