By FAITH NYAMAIMore by this AuthorGrade Three learners studying the new competency-based curriculum launched this year will now sit for national examinations before proceeding to the next level. The Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) announced that learners will be subjected to continuous assessments called Kenya Early Years Assessment. Knec Chief Executive Officer Mercy Karogo said the assessment will be done at the end of each tier of education. This is unlike the 8-4-4 curriculum where learners have been sitting their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education at the end of their year in Standard Eight. On Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said the new curriculum will transform the country by identifying and nurturing students' potential.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2019 07:30 UTC