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The Commission of Inquiry into the Education System of Kenya commonly referred to as the Davy Koech Commission was a Kenya Government Commission established on 15 May 1998 by the then President Daniel arap Moi. The commission was led by Dr. Davy Kiprotich Koech and was to investigated the question of the appropriateness of Kenya’s 8-4-4 education system ^[1]

Membership

The Commission's membership included:^[2]

Prof. Davy Kiprotich Koech - Chairperson
Prof. Florida A. Karani Vice-Chairperson
Dr. (Prof.) Joseph Maina Mungai (Joint Secretary)
Prof. David K. Some (Joint Secretary)
Johnson M. Hungu (Joint Secretary)
Hastings W.O. Okoth-Ogendo
Eddah W. Gachukia
Filemona F. Indire
Jack G. Okech
Joseph D. Kimura
Abdulghafur H.S. El-Busaidy
Abdisalam S. Mohamed
Ambrose A. Adongo
George K. King’oriah
Mwakai K. Sio
Nicodemus Kirima
Emmanuel S. Rumpe
Joel J. Ngatiari
Jackson Kang’ali
Michael M. Ndurumo
Nathaniel K. Chepkener
Noah C. Chune
Peter M. Kavisi
Joan A. Okudo
Swafiya M. Said

Report

The commission completed its work in August 1999 and handed its report to the President in October 1999. some of the recommendations include;

Replacement of 8-4-4 system with TIQET
Expansion of compulsory basic education from 8 years to 12 years
No examination between primary and secondary
Reduction of subjects at secondary to ease curicculum
Introduced a pre-university level to allow student to mature before going to university ^[3]