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#CurriculumReformsKE: A reform led by a British tour guide and a curriculum provided by a Japanese NGO

1/5/2017

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Picture"Family ride," by Steven Mbatia. Source: True African Art.com
It is now clear that the mainstream media is not going to sustain a conversation about the new curriculum whose pilot starts tomorrow. Compared to the party primaries dominating the news, thinking about education is dull. With elections on the other hand, the tension is palpable. Votes need to be counted within a day or so, then winners dance, and losers cry foul. All within a day’s work.  
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But with education, you’re asking people to think about their children’s lives for the first 25 years, and to consider the impact of those 25 years on the rest of their children’s lives and on the life of the nation. Thinking about education is clearly not as entertaining as party primaries. ​

Education therefore doesn’t stand a chance of making the headlines, although it might happen if CS Matiang’i showed up in the public with another hard talking by-line.  However, I suspect he’s avoiding the limelight to keep education out of the public eye. And his strategy is working.

And yet, the drama of the so called new curriculum is actually quite interesting. It would even be funny, if the implications were not so serious.


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