Kenya has best shot to finally get it right in new curriculum

Caroline Wamaitha Kimani of Vision Empowerment Training Institute helps Jadamy Elite Academy pupils learn computer skills, a key subject in the new curriculum. [File, Standard]

Going to college and getting a degree used to be equal to having greater chances of a better life. Students were paid to study and employment was guaranteed.

Over time, there has been push and pull changes in education policies which have somehow shifted these trends. The current clamour by the government to implement the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) -- which is the model of learning the world over -- brings to mind many questions regarding how we got here and whether CBC will be the ultimate solution.