Review of 8-4-4 has been long overdue

Last year, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development embarked on a review of the much-maligned 8-4-4 system of education.

To help chart a way forward, it invited the public to give views on the successes and failures of the 8-4-4 system introduced in 1985. This system was based on eight years of primary education, four years of secondary education and four years of university education. From the outset, the concept was noble.