Compiled by Anthony M. Wanjohi: 1. Introduction: Kenya Basic Education Curriculum Framework is the outcome of extensive stakeholder engagement, a national needs assessment study, deliberations from a national curriculum reform conference and several benchmarking studies. The framework is based on educational provisions of Kenya Vision 2030. It has been developed to actualize the new reforms…
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Implementation of the New 2-6-3-3-3 System of Education in Kenya
By Anthony M. Wanjohi: The new 2-6-3-3-3 System of Education comes in as a relief from the overloaded and crowded current system of Education, namely 8-4-4. The new system is expected to be launched as early as May, 2017 on a pilot basis in lower primary schools in Kenya. The system, places emphasis on Continuous…
History of Education Systems in Kenya
By Anthony M. Wanjohi: This article deals with system of education in Kenya since 1963. It covers the first education system after Kenya’s independence, namely 7-4-2-3 and further provides an overview of 8-4-4 system before drawing a conclusion. 7-4-2-3 System of Education According to Ominde (1964), the chairman of the first educational commission in the…