The Law Society of Kenya President, Nelson Havi, has vowed to challenge the implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), which has faced some bottlenecks since its inception in 2019.
In a statement, Havi disclosed that he would be filing a petition next week, arguing that education in Kenya ought not to be expensive, inefficient and ineffective.
His resolution came after a section of parents caused an uproar, accusing schools of asking them to buy expensive books and giving assignments that needed funds.
"I have heard your cries parents, guardians and teachers. The petition challenging CBC will be filed in court next week."
"The education system in Kenya should not be an expensive, inefficient and ineffective experiment with our learners and their future as is our leadership," Havi stated.
Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General, Wilson Sossion, has been quoted a number of times saying that CBC is a fraudulent system that threatens to reverse the education gains achieved by the country.
Sossion argued that the curriculum was being implemented in an unprofessional manner and teachers were finding it difficult to adapt since they had not received enough training.
He added that the new CBC system of education was an extortionist scheme that had dented parents' pockets by forcing them to buy unnecessary learning materials.
"The government must accept that they have failed the education system, this is because on the ground teachers are frustrated and stressed, parents are expected to buy a lot of learning materials," Sossion stated.
Other stakeholders have argued that the concept of CBC is not bad but has just been rushed.
In a press conference last week, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) director Prof Charles Ong'ondo clarified the system encouraged innovations, originality, imagination and creativity in carrying out tasks.
The officials added that the curriculum was designed to fix the disconnect between the world of education and the world of work.
