ONE BIG CHANGE KENYA
BY LOCAERISE
PRIVATE ADVOCATE NOTE
Prepared for: Hon. Ken Omulo Junior
29 September 2026
BUILDING THE CONDITIONS FOR CBE TO SUCCEED IN EVERY SCHOOL
A concise note for introducing the One Big Change Kenya proposition.
THE PROPOSITION IN ONE SENTENCE
One Big Change helps Kenya understand why CBE is working strongly in some schools and less consistently in others, then connects that evidence to the expertise, resources and support needed to strengthen implementation.
KENYA HAS ALREADY SET THE DIRECTION.
Kenya has made the strategic shift to Competency-Based Education and invested substantially in implementation.
The next opportunity is to understand how consistently that national ambition is becoming reality inside schools with very different contexts, capabilities and resources.
FROM EVIDENCE TO ACTION
The Ministry establishes the priority and the measures that matter.
Change Lens™ helps participating schools surface implementation strengths, barriers and underlying causes.
One Big Change then helps connect evidenced needs to the appropriate capability, resources and implementation support, while research and measurement capture what changes.
START WITH 10. LEARN DELIBERATELY.
One possible starting point is a Ministry-shaped founding cohort of approximately 10 schools representing contrasting implementation contexts.
STRONGER IMPLEMENTATION
Understand what is already working particularly well and why.
MIXED / DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION
Understand where CBE is working in some areas but less consistently in others.
MORE CONSTRAINED CONTEXTS
Understand how factors such as staffing, infrastructure, geography, resources and inclusion affect implementation.
The Ministry would help shape the priorities, measures and appropriate school contexts.
THE VALUE FOR GOVERNMENT
IMPLEMENTATION VISIBILITY
A clearer picture of how CBE is landing in different school contexts.
STRONG-PRACTICE INTELLIGENCE
Understanding what stronger implementation looks like and what enables it.
BARRIER INTELLIGENCE
Identifying recurring and context-specific implementation barriers.
RESOURCE INTELLIGENCE
Understanding which expertise, funding, technology and support already exist.
BETTER RESOURCE MATCHING
Connecting evidenced school needs to relevant capability.
EVIDENCE FOR DECISIONS
Learning what should be sustained, adapted, tested further or expanded.
Change Lens identifies the need. One Big Change coordinates what happens next.
THE IMMEDIATE ASK
A 30-minute introductory discussion with the Principal Secretary for Basic Education and, where appropriate, members of the technical team.
The purpose is to understand the Ministry's current CBE implementation priorities and determine whether a small Ministry-shaped founding phase could add useful implementation evidence and practical value.
WHERE YOUR SUPPORT HELPS
THE LINE TO REMEMBER
Government sets the direction.
Change Lens helps explain what is happening in schools and why.
One Big Change coordinates the response.
Evidence shows what is worth taking further.
FULL PRIVATE BRIEF
onebigchange.info/ps-cbe-briefPrincipal Secretary introductory letter: onebigchange.info/ps-cbe-letter