A 42-member commission headed by President William Ruto has been tasked with examining the nation's educational system and making recommendations, chief among which is the implementation of a Competency-Based Curriculum in the most effective way possible (CBC).
The Working Party on Education Reform will work for six months, according to a Gazette Notice from President Ruto dated September 30, 2022, and will be obligated to give him a progress report every two months starting from the day of their appointment.
Peter Tabichi, a renowned Kenyan educator who served on the CBC task committee, Mutheu Kasanga, and Prof. Collins Odete are among the members of the team, which will be led by Prof. Raphael Munavu.
The task force, which has also been given seven secretaries, will examine the laws affecting the basic education subsector and offer suggestions for revisions to the laws in order to address "duplication, ambiguity, efficiency, restrictions, and improving links."
As part of his campaign platform, Ruto stated that the Competency-Based Curriculum would need to be evaluated in order to address concerns from stakeholders in the education industry, including parents, teachers, and other stakeholders.
The team will still be required to research, evaluate, and recommend ways to "conceptualize and implement key tenets guiding the competency-based approach, including but not limited to value-based education, community service learning, parental empowerment and engagement" in relation to basic education.
Additionally, they will evaluate and develop a framework for evaluation and testing, quality control, teacher preparation and deployment, and all of the aforementioned.
Concerning tertiary and university education, the Working Party on Education Reform has also been tasked with conducting research. For TVET training and development, university education, research, and training, this included "to assess and recommend a governance and financial system."
In order to harmonize and combine all tertiary education financial institutions, the team will also study and recommend laws to enable amalgamation of HELB, TVET, and University Funding Boards.
Further requirements include holding as many meetings in the locations and at the times it deems essential for the proper performance of its duties, as well as inviting and taking into account the opinions of public and sector stakeholders.
The Ministry of Education will cover the working group's costs.
"The costs incurred by the Working Party shall be borne from the voted funds of the Ministry of Education or such grants or donations as may be collected from Development Partners," the announcement states.
Here are the team members:
Raphael Munavu (Prof.) – Chairperson,
David Some (Prof.),
Halima Saado Abdilahi (Dr.),
Ciriaka Gitonga (Dr.),
Purity Mbaabu,
Edward Katue Nzinga (Dr.),
Virginia Wahome (Ms.),
Robert Juma Wamalwa,
Charles Kyalo Mutinda,
Gitahi Kiama (Prof.),
Anthony Cheruiyot Sitienei,
Bishop Geffrey Waweru Gichoki,
Seline Chepngeno Ronoh (Rev.),
Laila Abubakar (Prof.),
Daniel Otieno Randa,
John Kamiti Munyua,
Paul Wainaina (Prof.),
Kasanga Mutheu (Ms.),
Margaret W Chege (Ms.),
James Kanya (Prof.),
Salome Eyangan (Ms.),
Wiston Akala (Prof.),
Peter Mokaya Tabichi,
Jane Kimiti (Ms.),
Kizito Wangalwa
Augusta Mwihaki Muthigani (Ms.),
Peter Barasa (Prof.),
Ahmed Yussuf (Dr.),
Jone Mose,
Hassan Mwakimako (Prof.),
Lynette Mwende Ndile (Ms.),
Wilson Kogo (Dr.),
Stephen Mbugua Ngari (Prof.),
Paul Lilan,
Richard Githinji (Dr.),
Collins Odote (Prof.)
Jane Imbunya (Dr.),
Jacinta Ngure (Ms.),
Jerono P. Rotich (Dr.),
Subira Neema (Ms.),
Bernard Kariuki Njoroge,
Peter Njenga Keiyoro (Prof.),
Secretaries
Elyas Addi (Dr.),
Patita Tingoi (Ms.),
David Njegere (Dr.),
Jackson Too (Prof.),
Reuben Nthamburi Mugwuku (Dr.),
Richard Miano,
Eunice Gachoka (Ms.)
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