AN ESSAY ON THE HISTORY OF KENYA EARLIEST LIFE OF EDUCATION.

Education as an expression of it is the primary force in the development of the society. Although participating in sports provides an opportunity for personal development and self-actualization, it is also a critical channel for national development. In Kenya, education is an area that has continued to experience growth from the days of colonization until now. The colonial government in Kenya paid minimal attention to education, which was geared only toward meeting the colonial government's interests (Ayeni & Adeleye, 2013). With the colonists, the colonial authorities set up schools aimed at producing the elite class of clerks and interpreters who would serve as the administration of the colony. These colleges focused on emphasizing learning the basics such as reading, writing, and arithmetic that would be then required to execute the work. The education system that the colonialists established in Kenya served two purposes at the same time. The main objective of grow a group of people who could be in charge of formulating the rules and governance of the colony, in addition to imparting a perception to the native Kenyans that the colonial officials held absolute power over their lives. Alongside the colonial schools in the colony, there were also established mission schools that became the missionary branches of the different Christian churches. Missionary-sponsored schools took a major share in the evolving education setting in Kenya. On the contrary, they rendered educational services to kids from different communities. Moreover, they spearheaded literacy and Christianity dissemination. Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that education at this time was available selectively rather than universally. It wasn't given to everyone to be a student, and even those who rode this wave encountered discriminatory principles in favor of some nationalities, ethnic groups, or social classes.

Notwithstanding, western ideals and curriculum were so influential in shaping education at that time in the shaping of education approach the dh the during the res in res during those times during those times. The curriculum was purposively constructed to instill in the juveniles the British way of life, culture, and language while preventing the passing on of indigenous knowledge and traditions to the next generation. Geographically, the country has been shaped by different landscapes from various corners of the world from which they draw cultural practices and traditions. The country began to talk more about an education system that was representative of the Kenyan nation, which could be possessed by many coming back home from the colonial schools. The Kenya Education System went through significant changes as a result of the independence movement. The government aims at the creation of a nation's educational system that will promote Kenyan culture, history, and languages. The administration planned to establish an education system that would rank Kenyan citizens amongst the most educated people and be able to spearhead the nation's growth and development.

the British colony administration. Schools became the tool of oppression and subjugation of the British colonial government in the country. Education became the most powerful instrument employed by the colonists to establish British values in the colony, suppress the local knowledge, and perpetuate inequality.