People picked by President to review CBC are forty-two members and seven secretaries to the Education reforms unit to review Competence Based Curriculum progress.
This is in fulfilment of his initiate to have the suitability of the CBC evaluated.
Under the Competence Based Curriculum programme, students spend 2 years in pre-primary, six years in primary, 3 years in junior secondary, 3 years in senior secondary and 3 years in university.
However, unlike the 8-4-4 system that was said to be a bit heavy, Competence Based Curriculum focuses on preparing a learner with artistic, technical and scientific skills that enables the learner to be hands-on.
Scientist Prof. Raphael Munavu will lead the forty-two-member taskforce set up by the President.
Below are the people picked by President to review CBC:
- Prof. Raphael Munavu – Chairperson
- Robert Juma Wamalwa
- Dr. Halima Saado Abdilahi
- Prof. David Some
- Purity Mbaabu
- Dr. Ciriaka Gitonga
- Robert Juma Wamalwa
- Anthony Cheruiyot Sitienei
- Rev. Seline Chepngeno Rono
- Dr. Edward Katue Nzinga
- Charles Kyalo Mutinda
- Prof. Laila Abubakar
- Virginia Wahome
- Bishop Geffrey Waweru Gichoki
- Prof. Paul Wainaina
- Margaret W Chege
- Prof. Wiston Akala
- Jone Mose
- Daniel Otieno Randa
- John Kamiti Munyua
- Kasanga Mutheu
- Prof. James Kanya
- Peter Mokaya Tabichi
- Jane Kimiti
- Prof. Peter Njenga Keiyoro
- Kizito Wangalwa
- Augusta Mwihaki Muthigani
- Salome Eyangan
- Prof. Hassan Mwakimako
- Dr. Wilson Kogo
- Subira Neema
- Prof. Peter Barasa
- Dr. Ahmed Yussuf
- Paul Lilan
- Jacinta Ngure
- Dr. Jerono P. Rotich
- Dr. Jane Imbunya
- Lynette Mwende Ndile
- Prof. Stephen Mbugua Ngari
- Dr. Richard Githinji
- Prof. Collins Odote
- Bernard Kariuki Njoroge
In addition the team will also have 7 secretaries, including the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya National Examinations Council Dr. David Njegere. these are the people picked by President to review CBC
The team will be in place for 6 months, said President Ruto in a Gazette Poster dated Friday, September 30, 2022.
The team will also have six secretaries.
The Secretaries are listed below:
- Prof. Jackson Too
- Richard Miano
- Dr. Elyas Addi
- Eunice Gachoka
- Nthamburi Mugwuku
- Patita Tingoi
Therefore, taskforce will be likely to, among others, undertake collective evaluation of the CBC curriculum evaluate and recommend an appropriate structure to implement the CBC curriculum. This will help the people picked by President to review CBC do their work efficiently.
The forty-nine members of the group have also been taxed to review and recommend a governance and funding framework for TVET, university education, training and development, research and training.
The unit will be briefing President Ruto on the development of their reviews after every 2 months.
This team will not change anything otherwise it would have been appropriate for the president to have picked teachers from ECDE and primary to be the majority both from rural & urban both public and private schools. Include Secondary school teachers then blend with h those professor s & other tutors from tertiary institutions
Otherwise the 42 team is another waste of public funds. We have implemented since pioneering so we are the people who knows where the shoe pinches