By Kurian Musa Public basic education institutions across Kenya will reopen for the 2026 academic year on Monday, January 5, marking a critical phase in education financing and reform as the first cohort transitions to senior school under Competency Based Education (CBE). In a statement issued on January 2, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba […]

They tell the childchoose earlyname your talent at tenand carry it like a passport. They saythe West did it this wayas if history were a templateand hunger a choice. They forgetthose countries built safety netsbefore they taught children to walk the wire.There, falling is survivable. Here, the ground is hard. Our engineers steer motorcycles,their degrees […]

By Kurian Musa The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), now Competency-Based Education (CBE) was sold to Kenyans as a bold departure from the exam-driven culture that had defined our education system for decades. It promised to end the tyranny of ranking, reduce pressure on learners, and focus on skills, values, and individual growth. For many parents and […]

By Kurian Musa The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), now Competency-Based Education (CBE) was sold to Kenyans as a bold departure from the exam-driven culture that had defined our education system for decades. It promised to end the tyranny of ranking, reduce pressure on learners, and focus on skills, values, and individual growth. For many parents and […]

Text and pictures by Stanley Ongwae As Kenya prepares for the inaugural Grade Nine Competence-Based Education (CBE) national assessments set for October, learners are filled with excitement and confidence. At Kisii Campus Comprehensive School in Kisii County, students have stepped forward to celebrate CBE, praising the academic depth and skills they’ve acquired over the past […]