Nelson Havi Urges Magoha to Avoid Misleading Kenyans With the CBC

Havi urged the education CS to appear in court and submit his curriculum issues in the coming week. He also called the curriculum one of the biggest scandals in the country's education sector.

Someone tell Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha that the hearing of the CBC matter is next week for three days. He is welcome to come submit in Court, in support of his position instead of continuing to mislead Kenyans on the biggest education scandal ever conceived.

— Nelson Havi (@NelsonHavi) September 20, 2022

Magoha had earlier stated that the former 8-4-4 system had existed for 30 years and it had now become of no value to the current system.

“The current environment is radically different from what the 8-4-4 system of education was created to respond to. We are now in a knowledge-based society faced with constantly changing challenges, constraints, and opportunities," Education CS stated.

The Implementation of Curriculum Reforms, Principal Secretary Prof Fatuma Chege further defended the Education CS stating that the curriculum was an advancement of the previous 8-4-4 system.

“The learners under this innovative curriculum of CBC will have the right skills, values, knowledge, and attitudes to effectively deal with local, regional and global, social, cultural, economic, and technological demands. There will be new solutions, a drive to a better future, and a new paradigm of teaching and learning,” Prof Fatuma stated.

The country's CBC system has elicited a wide range of reactions from parents, with the majority describing the curriculum as "expensive" and "demanding." Given the country's current economic situation, parents have urged the government to investigate the matter.

On September 13, as the new President, William Ruto, took office, he stated that a task force would be formed to collect views from all key players on how to best implement the constitutional demand for public participation in CBC.

President William Ruto during his swearing-in. PHOTO FILE

“There is a robust conversation in the country on education, in particular the implementation of the CBC curriculum. Public participation is critical in this matter. We will establish an education reform taskforce in the Presidency, which will be launched in the coming weeks,” President Ruto stated.

President Ruto also stated that he was aware of the anxiety that parents were going through with some of their children being enrolled in the CBC system even as the first CBC class is set to transition in the coming year.