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Background Information For quite some time now, Kenya's political arena has seen general elections that have been  marred by chaos, rigging, and unprecedented ethnic and political storms. The record of political violence is clear, and there is no doubt that it has been ethnically mobilized and exacerbated by goons and militia funded by the elite political class. It goes back to the era of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and Jomo Kenyatta when political parties were based on tribal formations. These ethnic alliances led to disputed elections, displacement of people, killing of innocent civilians, and a resurgence of clashes between tribes, and consequently sank the country's economy. Up to the last general election of 2017, nothing much had changed. The leader of the opposition Raila Odinga boycotted the presidential results citing irregularities and went to the Supreme Court to file a petition. He however demanded the resignation and prosecution of the 'rotten' Independent Elect...

CBC or Competency Based Curriculum under the 2-6-3-3 structure is the new educational system in Kenya that is set to replace the 8-4-4 system which has served Kenya for 32 years. Here, learning will be based on the needs and potential of individual learners under a pliable structure and factors that shift with the learners demands. This system was first introduced in Kenya in 2017 after being researched and developed by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) whereby they ensured that there was a change of emphasis from the tradition of chalk-and-talk teaching. Instead, they focused more on the students ensuring that they learn in groups and not just memorize facts, but develop competencies and understand core values and important issues. The Structure From the flowchart above, every learner will transition through 17 levels, each level consisting of at least one year. The system will comprise the following:- i) 2 years of pre-primary education ii) 6 years of primary e...

The Coronavirus pandemic, popularly known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease caused by coronaviruses that cause respiratory infections such as common colds or severe diseases like MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). The disease normally spreads when an infected person's droplets are expelled from the mouth or nose after sneezing and coughing, and people catch it when they breathe in those droplets. Since its outbreak in China's Wuhan City in December 2019, the disease has spread like wildfire, affecting many people around the globe in different ways. Most of those who are affected usually develop mild or moderate symptoms and about 80% recover without visiting a health care facility or being hospitalized. The most common symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, dry coughs, sore throat, tiredness, diarrhea, aches and pains, loss of taste and smell, conjunctivitis, a rash on the skin, among others.  However, the current...