Revealed: Cost of implementing CBC and funding plan for schools

Pupils of Bethel Academy School in Kesses Sub County, engage in cleaning exercise at Cheplasgei trading centre, as part of the government's CBC learning program in Uasin Gishu County in May 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

The huge financial burden of rolling out the new curriculum has been laid bare, years after the government started the major shift from 8-4-4 to 2-6-6-3 education system.

It is now emerging that this financial year alone, the government will require some Sh676 billion to effectively roll out the new education curriculum.

Already, there exists a financing deficit of Sh123 billion to support 2023/2024 Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) rollout.