Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Fred Matiang’i has launched a scathing attack on the Kenya Kwanza administration, accusing it of mismanaging the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and eroding progress made before the 2022 General Election.
In a statement posted on X on Friday, January 30, 2026, Matiang’i responded to remarks made by Education Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale during a recent television interview. Duale had blamed the CBC on the previous administration, suggesting that the current government was working to fix inherited problems.
Matiang’i, who served as Education Cabinet Secretary under former President Uhuru Kenyatta, dismissed Duale’s claims and defended the foundations of the curriculum and broader education reforms initiated during his tenure.
“Speaking during an interview on Wednesday night, Aden Duale claimed that the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) was my mess, one that the current administration is allegedly trying to fix,” Matiang’i wrote. He went on to accuse the Kenya Kwanza government of presiding over what he termed as “gross incompetence” in the education sector.
“The real mess we are witnessing today is not the curriculum itself, but the gross incompetence with which the administration he serves has managed the education sector. Even the flagship 100% transition, a major milestone achieved through deliberate planning and system reforms, has been badly mishandled and effectively undermined under their watch,” he added.
Matiang’i argued that the challenges facing the education system stem from poor leadership rather than the curriculum itself. “Whether they inherited CBC, 8-4-4, or 7-6-3, the outcome would have been the same. Incompetence is the only thing they execute with consistency,” he wrote.
He further claimed that dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Education’s leadership was growing even within government ranks.
“Members of Parliament aligned to government have recently publicly decried the spectacular incompetence of senior officials at the Ministry of Education who are more preoccupied with self-aggrandisement than with the serious business of running the Ministry,” the statement read.
Addressing parents, teachers, and learners, Matiang’i insisted that the CBC itself was not to blame for the current challenges.
“There is nothing wrong with the CBC; the present challenge is in the incompetent and chaotic management of the education sector. Hopeless implementation of the curriculum!” he wrote.
Matiang’i further linked the state of the education sector to the 2027 General Election, calling for a change in leadership.
“But there is hope! We are ready to fix this again. When Kenyans rescue the country from incompetence and poor leadership in 2027, we will restore order, professionalism and results-driven leadership in the education sector, and government as a whole,” he said.
The exchange between Matiang’i and Duale comes amid growing public frustration over school transitions, curriculum rollout, and leadership at the Ministry of Education, with stakeholders calling for clarity and stability in the sector.
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