Three years after the rolling out of the competency-based curriculum, a majority of Kenyans have embraced the education system, saying that it is the key to reforming the education sector.
According to a survey done by Afro Barometer, the majority of Kenyans after interacting with CBC have a better understanding of the curriculum and think it will go a long way in improving the education system.
While 26 per cent of the respondents projected an immense improvement in the lives of the students, another 13 per cent of those interviewed said that there would be little or no impact at all.
With more than half of the respondents showing faith in the CBC, a few critics think that the whole curriculum could be beefed up more in order to ensure maximum benefits as well as prepare students for a future that is heavily dependent on technology.
Of 9 per cent of those interviewed, and who were not conversant with matters of the CBC as well as education matters, did not contribute to whether or not the CBC had been beneficial.
In regard to education accessibility, 27 per cent of the respondents had direct contact with a government-sponsored group in the year before the study was conducted while 73 per cent of the respondents said that it had been quite difficult to get education services from public schools in the year preceding the survey.
CBC was rolled out in 2018 amid criticism from various stakeholders in the education sector, with Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha being adamant on the implementation of the curriculum.