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Samuel Kimani Mbogo: That was scrapped when I was a pupil.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Was there anything wrong with old 8 4 4 4 system
Samuel Kimani Mbogo: There was.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome What is wrong with this present 8 4 4 system
Samuel Kimani Mbogo: It is bad to some pupils. It is overloaded.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome The syllabus is overloaded that has been reviewed what has been wrong with it
Samuel Kimani Mbogo: I think the problems to me or may be to the group it is overloading of that curriculum otherwise that
was only the problem.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome That is the only problem. If the syllabus doesn’t have the problem you can accept the system of 8 4
4
Samuel Kimani Mbogo: Well it was the feeling of those members that the previous system was better than the 8 4 4. they
felt that with the two theirs in the higher education, it gave the students ample of time to prepare for the university.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Let us say if you know 8 4 4 is 16 years same for 7 4 2 3 16 years also.
Samuel Kimani Mbogo: We feel that it has not given time for the upper secondary education. It has no time to prepare for
university education. Otherwise with the old one they had two years which served as ………….. (inaudible).
Com. Ibrahim Lethome Thank you very much Mr. Mbogo. We don’t have any other question. Please take 5 minutes or
less.
Simion Mwangi: First and foremost (inaudible) sitakuwa ni environment and natural resources.
Com. Ibrahim Lethome What is your name.