FEDERATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF EAST AFRICA CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL OR COMMON CURRICULUM FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. Five years ago, in an annual inter capital cities forum held in Daressalam, the Kenya Primary School Head Teacher Association (KEPSHA), the Tanzania Primary School Head Teacher Association (TPSHA) and Uganda Primary School Head Teacher Association (UPSHA) came together to form the federation of primary school head teacher association of east Africa (FEPSHA) of which they decided to have an international curriculum or universal curriculum reliable for primary education across the region. “This is to bring peace through education, we can not have quality education without peace prevailing in which education is universal and a right of everybody,” said the chairman of KEPSHA who is also the chairman of the FEPSHA Mr Joseph Karuga. It will also eliminate issues of discrimination throughout the region. Where we can find teachers teaching in various primary schools throughout the region without any restrictions Mr Joseph added. The vice chairman FEPSHA Mr Ssengendo David who is also the chairman UPSHA and the chairman TPSHA Mrs Rehema Ramole also backed the views. The matter is yet to be implemented giving politics as a challenge since politicians have hijacked the proposal and completely politicized the matter and they look at things from a selfish angle hence dragging it behind said Mr Joseph. Any curriculum evolves after five years. “Exams are not the only thing about life.” basing argument on the 8-4-4 system, Mr Joseph said that it will not help achieve the vision 2030 because it doesn’t give the student or child to fully exploit his or her talent in other areas apart from education. Those who are gifted in education excel but those who don’t are not given the chance with the 8-4-4 system this is because everyone is gifted differently. Mr Joseph suggested that public schools should embrace the European and the states nations system of education. Sh 2,000 were given out since January to aid in education matters. Six months down the line the challenge is to the teacher who has insufficient infrastructure to aid in fluent teaching. Sh 120 are not enough to run a child through music festivals, athletics and other activities through out the district provincial and national levels. There is a lot of money involved in training and transport. In the issue of teachers striking Mr Joseph said that poor infrastructure and lack of funds to cater for the problem which forces them to bring into attention their grievances to the Government who are not playing the child education part saying “instead of investing on software the government is busy constructing super highways.” End