Ruben Kigame, a gospel singer and past presidential candidate, questions Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum. He says it gives little room to people strong in many fields.
He shared his views on X on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The system fails to support students or workers with skills across different areas.
CBC offers no place for people like me. I feel at home in several fields. I value thinking across them, he wrote.
Kigame pointed to his own schooling to show the problem. It covers areas often kept apart. Undergrad was in education. Subjects included history, philosophy, and religious studies. His master’s was in journalism and media studies.
His path went further. He has nearly finished a master’s in apologetics. His PhD is in World Christianity. Research looks at music and social justice links.
This mix lets him shift between teaching, writing, and research. He sees that skill as key for jobs and schools today. Narrow focus systems ignore those who link ideas.
I can teach, write, or research in any of these areas, Kigame said.
He added that cross-field learning builds more than skills. It sharpens listening. It deepens thought. It brings empathy and open minds. Those traits matter for school and leaders.
Interdisciplinary work made me a better listener and thinker, he wrote.
