Nairobi, Jan. 19 -- Picture this. At 7pm on a weekday evening, a Grade 7 pupil sits at their home study table surrounded by books, a tablet and a pile of printed worksheets.

One assignment requires researching a local environmental issue and presenting it using pictures and charts. Another could involve a creative arts project that needs coloured paper, glue and markers. A third task must be typed, uploaded online and submitted before midnight.

As the child works through their homework, the parent is required to print documents at a nearby cyber cafe, load mobile data for online research, and buy stationery needed for assignments. This is just a glimpse of the life of a Competency-Based Education (CBE) parents like Raymond Musungu.

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