Stakeholders call for political goodwill and resources to drive CBE reforms
Education stakeholders in Kenya are urging the government to provide the necessary resources and political support to successfully implement Competency-Based Education (CBE). They emphasize that accountability and proper funding are essential for the system's success by 2029.
Why it matters
Successful education reform is critical for the long-term economic and social development of the country.
Stakeholders in the education sector have called on the government to provide adequate resources and political goodwill to ensure the smooth implementation of Competency-Based Education (CBE), with universities expected to admit the first cohort of CBE learners in 2029.
The government has embarked on major education reforms, including the introduction of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) and the restructuring of higher education financing, aimed at streamlining and transforming the education sector.
Bright International Academy Principal Dan Odongo commended the sweeping changes in the education sector but called for political goodwill to ensure the reforms proposed by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms are fully implemented.
“What we have on paper is very good. We need to talk to our leaders to embrace it because, if systems can work in other countries, like now we follow the British national curriculum, what makes it tick? It’s about accountability,” said Odongo.
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