Students wait for transport back to school. [Photo/Daily Nation]
The much-hyped rollout of the new education curriculum is off to a slow start with teachers in some regions saying the government is yet to release learning materials as promised.
A spot check in a section of public schools in Nairobi and Mombasa failed to counties where teachers expressed frustration at the delay which they say may derail implementation.
It is day one of the 2018 school calendar after a two months break for students across the country.
This is the year the government plans to implement a raft of reforms in the education sector aimed at streamlining the learning system in the country.
Key among the reforms is the rollout of the new curriculum that will see the phasing out of the 8-4-4 system that has served the country for about 3 decades to be replaced by the 2-6-3-3-3 system.
In Mombasa County teachers are awaiting communication from the ministry of education on when to start teaching the new syllabus.
In Burhaniya Primary School teachers trained to tutor pupils for grade 1and grade 2 say they are ready to begin if given the go ahead.
The new system of education places emphasis on continuous assessment tests (CATs) over one-off examinations that were the hallmark of the 8-4-4 system.