In the first episode of The Kenyanist’s second season, Kamau Wairuri speaks to Dr Beatrice Akala, an educationist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, on the country’s transition for the 8-4-4 system to the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC).

The discussion seeks to cut through the cacophony of voices that have marked the public discourse on CBC and get a fair and balanced view on the purpose of this shift in curriculum, whether it is justified and what we can expect the outcomes to be. 

As such, Kamau and Dr Akala examine the history of curriculum reform in Kenya, examining how each change has been justified, what the success of implementation has been and the consequences that have emanated from these changes. They also look at the experience of other African countries with curriculum changes, especially the CBC approach, and how they have done it, noting the lessons we can learn from them. 

We hope you enjoy the show and find the discussion illuminating. 

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