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Why many reforms won't solve our education woes

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Presidential Working Reforms Party on Education chairman Collins Odote (left) with committee members Subira Neema (center) and Dr Jane Imbunya during a Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) recommendations forum at Kisumu Girls High School on November 11, 2022. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

In the last 60 years, Kenya has changed its education system four times. Pre-independence, we had the colonial system, then A-level, 8-4-4 and now the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

Curiously our neighbours Uganda and Tanzania are yet to change theirs. The presidential working party on education reforms now wants our views prompted by our indifference to CBC. Without being sucked into politics and emotions, here are my suggested reforms.

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