President Kenyatta hits out at politicians calling for abolishment of CBC

President Uhuru Kenyatta now says the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) is here to stay.

In a statement directed at the Kenya Kwanza team where some leaders have expressed opposition to the new curriculum, President Kenyatta said he had laid the foundation for CBC and asked his successor to make sure it is realised.

He spoke at the official launch of the 45th Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) annual national conference in Mombasa on Wednesday.

“Shida ya siku hizi Kenya hii, kiongozi anajua ku-identify problem lakini hana suluhu yake. So akiona kwa gazeti leo, unamwona kwa press conference ooh bei ya mahindi, ooh bei ya mafuta…sasa jameni unatafuta uongozi si kwanza utengeneze ile ambayo uko nayo?” He posed.

“Unaenda kupiga nduru…why do you want to be a leader? Si uwachie basi wale wanataka kufanya kazi waendelee? Aaah, msiniletee bana…this country needs problem solvers, not problem talkers.”

With over 10,000 headteachers attending this year’s 5-day conference after two years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Kenyatta asked education stakeholders to make sure the recovery plan is achieved as expected.

“This is where we need to take our children, to use the gift that God has given them, whatever it is, that is the future. Angalia mabilionea kama kina Bill Gates na wengine, walidrop out of high school, na leo hii pesa ile wako nayo inashinda pesa ya Kenya tukijumuisha na ya Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi,” he said.

KESSHA Chairman Indimuli Kahi, on his part, said: “It is upon us now to look at money gien in the sector…how can we re-organize it so that we get more teachers employed to be able to manage the double intake?”

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha quipped: “This year we have a budget of Ksh.544 billion, that is 25.9 per cent, what is left for us is to ensure that we get more from the budget.”

With less than 4 months to the end of President Kenyatta's second and final term in office, he asked his successor to make to make sure the gains under CBC are realized, adding that this will transform the country.

“Tumefunza watoto wetu ya kwamba kufanya kazi na mikono ni kama ni kitu kibaya,  twataka watoto wetu wajue ya kwamba ikiwa Mwenyezi Mungu amekubariki na kipawa cha kuwa welder, plumber, mkulima mzuri…all these are much needed services that a country that is developing…and we must start moving away from telling our children that the only job you can have is a white collar job,” said the Head of State.

The Ministry of Education is expected to roll out the second phase of construction of over 6,000 classrooms as secondary schools across the country prepare for a double entry in the 2022 education calendar.

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