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How Senior School transition exposes deep gaps

Kakamega primary headteacher Dickson Wanyangu welcomed Grade 9 KJSEA candidates on October 24, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

As the pioneer class of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) completes the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) and prepares to transition to Senior School, concern is growing over the challenges that lie ahead.

For three years, the first cohort has struggled through an education system still unprepared for the scale and demands of the reformed curriculum.

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