The role of education in Kenya.

The role of education in imparting intellectual, moral and social skills and values in order to achieve economic, social and political prosperity is imperative. The question of access, relevance and content of education provided are very important in order to achieve the aforementioned goals. However several criticisms have been leveled against the Kenyan education system in relation to the following; inefficiency to utilize resources to meet educational needs and waste5.Other criticisms leveled against the education system include; poor administration structures, quality and relevance of curriculum and cost of providing education. The education system has also been criticized in its inability to develop socially, politically and economically.

Kenya’s education system has not been able to tailor its contents to the socioeconomic and cultural realities of the people capable of developing local solutions for local problems. Instead it continues to uphold an education system that is centered on schooling rather than learning and this has led to people or citizens looking for education in some other countries.

The aims of schooling and educational system among others should be able;

(i) To foster the development of adequate skills and appropriate knowledge needful for a country’s development.

(ii) Instill citizenship skills based on a realistic and thorough understanding of the political system.

 (iii) Provide a historical overview of the nation, the continent and world which accurately represents the contributions of all ethnic groups to the storehouse of knowledge.