President William Ruto has confirmed to Kenyans that concerns arising from implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) will be addressed by his administration.

According to Ruto, the taskforce he constituted last week would, among other issues, undertake summative evaluation of  the new curriculum and recommend an appropriate structure to implement it.

“You have heard that two days ago, I constituted a taskforce to review implementation of CBC so that it can help our children and remove the burden put on parents,” Said Ruto in Homabay.

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“Nimeskia mnafanya homework mpaka saa nane ya usiku, tutapunguza mambo ya homework ya wazazi (I have heard that you are doing homework until late in the night, we will reduce this),” added Ruto.

However, the National Parents Association (NPA) has protested being excluded from the taskforce, claiming that it is incomplete minus parents, who are the main stakeholders.

The new NPA officials led by national chairman Silas David Obuhatsa said that one of the terms for the taskforce is to look into parents empowerment and engagement.

He, however, said it is wrong not to incorporate them in the taskforce to give their input because the recommendations may have a negative effect on parents and children.

“We are appealing to the President to consider appointing to the taskforce at least two of our top officials of the association because we are the ones who interact with the parents at the grassroots,” Obuhatsa said.

 University staff union has faulted President William Ruto over his failure to include university unions in the 42-member education reform taskforce.

Through its secretary general Charles Mukhwaya, the Kenya Universities Staff Union (Kusu), maintained that Ruto was all wrong by forming a team without university unions to steer extensive education reforms.

According to Mukhwana, the President has started fulfilling his education promises on a wrong footing and would have involved the unions like KUSU, KUPPET, UASU, KUDHIEHA and KNUT which are within the education sector.

“As a union we want to remind President Ruto that there is no way he can form such a team to address matters education and leave out key stakeholders like Kusu,” said Mukhwaya.

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“As a union, we feel the government of President Ruto did not do any due diligence. The government did not respect the constitution of Kenya. The constitution is very clear on stakeholders and public participation. We as key stakeholders in education did expect that unions within the education sector will be represented in the task force however none was in the task force.”

Despite Ruto giving the task force powers to co-opt other persons, who possess appropriate competencies, as it may consider necessary, Mukhwaya said the deliberate exclusion of unions within the education sector was suspect.

“In the absence of key union members like KUSU in the team, the union is worried that their grievances will not be well articulated,” said Mukhwaya.

“As a union, we’re still questioning the rationale of excluding the union. You never know if somebody in the team can propose some crazy recommendations affecting our members since major stakeholders like KUSU are not involved. That is our major worry and as a union, we don’t know the fate of the report that will come out of the task force,” said Mukhwaya.

The task force that will be chaired by Prof Raphael Munavu, a renowned educationist and lecturer, comprises university vice-chancellors, lecturers, and teachers in public schools and special needs schools.

Other members include private schools, colleges, faith-based organizations, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders.

Mukhwaya said that the inclusion of the VCs in the task force was appropriate but said some of them have been involved in the mismanagement of the public universities.

“Including VCs who have mismanaged public universities in this taskforce team can put doubt whether they will make key and meaningful contributions to the team,” he said.

However, he said despite being left out, the union is ready to give out its views to the team.

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces has appointed a Working Party on Education Reform.  The Working Party shall comprise of the following members:

Raphael Munavu (Prof.) – Chairperson,

David Some (Prof.),

Halima Saado Abdilahi (Dr.),

Ciriaka Gitonga (Dr.),

Purity Mbaabu,

Edward Katue Nzinga (Dr.),

Virginia Wahome (Ms.),

Robert Juma Wamalwa,

Charles Kyalo Mutinda,

Gitahi Kiama (Prof.),

Anthony Cheruiyot Sitienei,

Bishop Geffrey Waweru Gichoki,

Seline Chepngeno Ronoh (Rev.),

Laila Abubakar (Prof.),

Daniel Otieno Randa,

John Kamiti Munyua,

Paul Wainaina (Prof.),

Kasanga Mutheu (Ms.),

Margaret W Chege (Ms.),

James Kanya (Prof.),

Salome Eyangan (Ms.),

Wiston Akala (Prof.),

Peter Mokaya Tabichi,

Jane Kimiti (Ms.),

Kizito Wangalwa

Augusta Mwihaki Muthigani (Ms.),

Peter Barasa (Prof.),

Ahmed Yussuf (Dr.),

Jone Mose,

Hassan Mwakimako (Prof.),

Lynette Mwende Ndile (Ms.),

Wilson Kogo (Dr.),

Stephen Mbugua Ngari (Prof.),

Paul Lilan,

Richard Githinji (Dr.),

Collins Odote (Prof.),

Jane Imbunya (Dr.),

Jacinta Ngure (Ms.),

Jerono P. Rotich (Dr.),

Subira Neema (Ms.),

Bernard Kariuki Njoroge,

Peter Njenga Keiyoro (Prof.),

 Secretaries:

Elyas Addi (Dr.),

Patita Tingoi (Ms.),

David Njegere (Dr.),

Jackson Too (Prof.),

Reuben Nthamburi Mugwuku (Dr.),

Richard Miano,

Eunice Gachoka (Ms.).

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With the changeover from 8-4-4 curriculum to 2-6-3-3, curriculum system, a double form one intake in 2023 is expected. The current CBC grade four pupils are expected to join junior secondary schools in 2023 after completing class six in 2022.

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In the same 2023, the current 8-4-4 class six pupils are expected to join form one after completing class eight in 2022.

With the two candidate classes in 2022 and a double form one intake in 2023, proper decisions must be made by the task force, or else secondary schools will face untold infrastructural and logistical challenges, which will seriously paralyze the education sector.

The CBC task force team was appointed by the Education cabinet secretary, George Magoha to give relevant advice on the key implementation issues of the CBC. In their earlier decision, junior secondary schools were to be contained within the current secondary schools. However, secondary schools would suffer inadequate infrastructure, especially now that Kenya has come to terms the covid-19 realities. The team has organized yet another meeting to revert the decision made earlier. If this happens, then junior secondary schools may be domiciled within primary schools.

Another challenge that CBC will have to face is teacher staffing, especially in secondary schools, which are currently preparing for double intake, unless junior secondary schools remain in the primary sections.

Placement Issues

Being that there will be no national exams in grade six to guide on placement, criteria for placing CBC learners into junior secondary schools will be a hard nut to crack.

“How will we know that this learner will be admitted to this school for junior secondary level? Form one placement has a criteria based on merit, choice and affirmative action. What will this one be based on?” one member of the task force committee questioned.

Reliable sources have it that national and extra county schools will not admit junior secondary learners.

All Details of the task force meeting will be shared by elimupedia team tomorrow morning. Keep checking for more reliable updates.