Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa has urged the new administration to scrap the Competency-Based Curriculum, claiming that teachers are taking advantage of the new education system to exploit parents.
Speaking at a function in Bungoma on Thursday, September 16, the legislator urged President William Ruto to scrap the new curriculum and return to the traditional 8-4-4 system.
“Vile mnajua sahii rais wa Kenya ni William Ruto na tumekubaliana ata yeye kwa roho yake hapendi hii CBC. Lakini kwa sababu yeye ni rais wa Kenya amesema wakenya wenyewe watoe maoni. Mimi niko na uhakika kwamba wazazi wote watatoa maoni kwamba huu mfumo wa CBC uondolewe, iende kabisa,” Barasa said.
The contentious MP sensationally claimed that teachers are using CBC to fleece parents.
Barasa alleged that the tutors take advantage of the heavily demanding curriculum to cunningly ask learners to bring chicken to school for practicals with the intention of carrying the poultry home for food.
“Mwalimu anaambia mtoto ati kesho tunasoma juu ya kuku. Ukichukua kuku wanasoma firigisi na maini alafu mwalimu anaenda nayo nyumbani kwenda kukula. Walimu wamekula kuku mpaka imeisha kwa maboma ya watu. Hiyo CBC tunataka iondolewe kabisa,” he added amid laughter from the congregants.
The lawmaker said this was one of the reasons President William Ruto’s administration is contemplating abolishing the CBC.
On September 13, Ruto confirmed that his administration will review the curriculum that was implemented in 2017.
During his inauguration ceremony at Kasarani Stadium, Kenya’s fifth President stated that his administration will establish an Education Reform Task Force to solicit Kenyans’ input on the curriculum.
“We will establish an Education Reform Task Force in the Presidency which will be launched in the coming weeks,” he said.
