Blanket condemnation not helpful, public participation informed the new curriculum

Director-General Ministry of Education, Mr. Chacha Mwita (right) launched the free ‘Teachers Companion’ resource to support the new education competency-based curriculum introduced this year. [Photo/Standard]

Public participation and stakeholder engagement has been at the centre stage of the ongoing healthy debate over the new system of education that is being piloted countrywide.

To some, though the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) is a great thing to have happened in the country’s education history, public communication is low. Many Kenyans are yet to appreciate the beauty of the Basic Education Curriculum Framework (BECF) launched in January, last year, which is the software of the curriculum reforms.