More confusion over exams in new curriculum roll-out

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha (right) with students who had attended a mentorship programme during training of teachers on the Competency Based Curriculum at Kakamega High School in May. [File, Standard]

Education bosses were yesterday hard-pressed to state whether a national examination will be administered to all Grade Six pupils before they transit to junior secondary schools under the new curriculum.

Lawmakers told a team led by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha that people were anxious over the issue of examinations and how children will be assessed to decide progression to the next class when the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam is scrapped.