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What is Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya?

Are you a teacher? Or a parent? Or a student? And, let me believe, you’re interested in the much-talked-about Kenya’s CBC. So why CBC? Well, that’s because in the recent years Kenyans have been questioning the value of education to society, particularly the 8-4-4 objective-based curriculum. Is secondary school a good investment? What is the value of a college certificate? How useful is a college diploma? And how has the increasingly large number of University graduates helped develop the nation? Apart from these questions, education has generally become too expensive in Kenya. Then, sadly, at the end of it, there are too few formal jobs. Hence, the high unemployment rate. Besides, businesses and employers in Kenya have for decades felt that those they hire fall short of their needs. That graduates do not meet desired qualifications and are ill-equipped to perform their jobs. ...