The government has announced a week-long dialogue with Kenyans about implementing the Competency-Based Education (CBE) program, which has been in operation since 2019. In a notice issued by the Ministry of Education on Thursday, March 6, the government said the dialogue will be held in all 47 counties, with a focus on the quality of education and learning outcomes under CBE. "The dialogues are designed to engage all stakeholders in the education sector regarding the ongoing implementation of the CBE, including the progress, achievements, and opportunities arising from the rollout," reads part of the notice issued via the Daily Nation.
According to the notice, the meetings being conducted under the State Department for Basic Education will begin on March 7 and end on March 13. Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang Photo Ministry of Education Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba is expected to launch the dialogues at Machakos People's Park, Machakos County, on Friday, March 7. The dialogues are an evaluation of the curriculum that replaced the 8-4-4 system in 2019, which had been in place since 1985, and introduced a 2-6-6-3 structure: two years of pre-primary, six years of primary, six years of secondary education, and three years at the university level.
The notice says the week-long dialogues seek to update stakeholders on the status of Competency Based Education implementation and provide a platform for stakeholders' participation in the validation of Transition Guidelines from Junior School to Senior School. Other areas to be discussed are the appraisal of stakeholders on teacher recruitment and capacity building and the receipt of feedback from stakeholders on the implementation of CBC.
The discussions kick off in Machakos on March 7, at Peoples Park before moving to Samburu's Maralal Polytechnic on March 10.
