Keep politics out of 8-4-4 review, says Education CS Fred Matiang'i

Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi (left) flanked by Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang (centre) and Education senior Advisory Kilemi Mwiria during a consultative stakeholders meeting on curriculum reform held in a Nairobi hotel. P(HOTO: WILLIS AWANDU/ STANDARD)

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has dismissed sentiments that the new education curriculum being developed to replace the 8-4-4 system has been rushed to beat political deadlines. He said politics and reforming the curriculum cannot go together and that education of children will outlive political coalitions. The CS further argued that nothing was being rushed and that was the reason no dates had been given towards reviewing the curriculum.

Dr Matiang'i said Kenya is inching closer to a new educational curriculum with the development of a framework, and that stakeholders are currently focusing on content. He said more consultations will be conducted before the curriculum is finally developed, and that the Ministry of Education will collect views on the proposed curriculum.