The Ominde Commission produced the foundational Report of the Kenya Education Commission (1964), establishing framework for post-independence educational reform. The commission sought to transform education system inherited from colonialism to make it responsive to independent Kenya's needs. It proposed system fostering national unity while creating sufficient human capital for development. The Ominde framework influenced curriculum emphasis on nation-building themes and establishment of merit-based selection procedures attempting to transcend ethnic divisions.
See Also
Education Nation Building Primary Curriculum Evolution Colonial Kenya 8-4-4 System Implementation
Sources
- StudoCu - Education System Kenya Independence: https://www.studocu.com/row/document/mount-kenya-university
- ERIC - Development of Education in Kenya: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1099584.pdf