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Fred Matiang’i plans to scrap national exams in radical curricular shift

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i. (Photo: Pius Cheruiyot)

A new school system which abolishes the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations will be tabled for approval on January 30.

The transition of learners from primary to secondary school without examinations is among several changes proposed in a new comprehensive radical reform plan.

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