LAWYER MOVES TO COURT OF MUCH DISCREDITED CBC SYSTEM.

BY SAM ALFAN.

A lawyer has moved to court seeking to stop the Ministry of Education from further implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), which parents across the country have complained of burdening them.

In the case before the High Court, the lawyer as also sued Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, Kenya examination Council and Teachers Service Commission.

Lawyer Esther Ang’awa wants the Court to stop the government to stop CBC saying it has been rolled out unlawfully.

The lawyer argues that that the Ministry of Education has rolled out a curriculum for basic education purporting to phase out and replace the 8-4-4 system through sessional papers and policy instead of legislation.

She says there is no identifiable document or instrument upon which the CBC curriculum can be traced as one developed in the manner set out in section 73 and 74 of the Basic Education Act NO. 14 2013 as read together with section 4 of the KICD Act.

Angawa claims that the government has undertaken the unlawful action enumerated by publishing learning materials without any curriculum having been developed in accordance with the constitution.

She contends that the CBC curriculum has sought to impose an economic burden of procuring courses books, learning material among other school items.

The lawyer further argues that the curriculum used in the 8:4:4 system and structure of education has been changed and replaced over the years as when neeed arises.

CBC was rolled out through the Basic education curriculum framework, 2017 and seasonal paper No. 1 of 2019 on policy framework for reforming education and Training for sustainable development in Kenya.

It was brought to replace 8:4:4 system, which has been in place since 1985.

The lawyer said the constitution of Kenya 2010 entrenched the right to education, the right to free compulsory bacic for children and youth to access relevant education and training for purpose of employment and empowerment.

She wants the petition sent to the Chief Justice for appointment of an uneven number of judges to hear and determine the issues raised.

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