Nandi Governor Stephen Sang wants the government to consult widely on how best to strengthen CBC instead of ignoring or lashing out at stakeholders' concerns.
Sang said on Sunday most stakeholders are not opposed to the CBC but want it improved for the benefit of learners and the country.
The Nandi county boss wants Education CS George Magoha to avoid being so dogmatic, even hostile, when CBC is criticised but instead adopt an open-door approach to criticism for improvement.
“All those these people talking about faults in CBC are not, in fact, opposed to it but for the interest of our country they want it improved," Sang said.
Sang said CS Magoha should lead the Education ministry in collecting varied views on CBC and have a dialogue so at the end of the day the system will be good for the country.
Sang was speaking in Nandi during a training programme for ECD teachers whom he said were key in helping to deliver the CBC.
He said the county had employed more than 1,300 ECD teachers and given them better terms and conditions of service because of the role they play in basic education for children.
The county, he said, had also put up more than 240 ECD units in five years and provided necessary equipment and other requirements for improved learning.
At the same time, the Kenya National Parents Association has told off politicians from the Kenya Kwanza Alliance who have threatened to scrap the CBC system if they win the August 9 elections.
Chairman of the association Nicholas Maiyo said ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi who made the remarks was misinformed about the system and should consult before talking about it.
Maiyo said parents and children had already adopted the system and it would be costly for the government or political leaders to think about scrapping it.
“We can politicise everything else but let's be careful with how we handle education touching on the lives and future of our children," Maiyo said in Eldoret.
He said the CBC system had been introduced after wide consultations and in case it has any faults, the process of strengthening and improving it is still wide open.
“Parents and children have embarked CBC and in any case it will require public participation before one can think of scrapping it. It's not wise to simply dismiss the input that has gone into it," Maiyo said.
(Edited by V. Graham)
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