Review should aim at improving and not scrapping new syllabus

Grade four pupils at Kimase Primary School during a CBC cooking lesson at their school. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

The national conversation surrounding the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) suggests that public anxiety over the state of our education is at an all-time high.

It has been said that the Kenya Kwanza government's position on the CBC will be influenced by public views, but this has not stopped ongoing discussion regarding the prospect of returning to the 8-4-4 system.