Advocate Esther Angawa, a High Court advocate, has petitioned the High Court to stop the Competency Based Curriculum from being implemented in basic education.
According to Esther Ang’awa, a High Court advocate, the CBC curriculum has placed an economic burden on children, teachers, parents, and caregivers by requiring them to purchase course books, learning materials, and curriculum designs “without regard to the real dynamics of the Kenyan population and the needs of the society.”
In January 2019, the countrywide implementation of Competency-Based Curriculum began in Pre-Primary I and II, as well as Grades 1, 2, and 3 in lower primary.
“The entire process of conception, introduction, and implementation of the CBC curriculum in basic education is undertaken in an opaque manner, without observing the law and participation of the people,” Angawa said.
According to Ang’awa’s court documents, the legal framework required for the change of the educational system and structure from 8-4-4 to the adoption of the CBC curriculum has not been put in place to date.
The petition is also being sent to Chief Justice Martha Koome, who will appoint a bench to hear the case.
Kenya implemented the 8-4-4 educational system and framework in January 1985, with basic education available in primary and high institutions.
The 8-4-4 system’s curriculum and educational structure have changed and been replaced throughout time.
