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The Principle Importance of Classical Kemet (Ancient Egypt) For the Kenyan School Curriculum (Drafted in 2021) By Mboya Ogutu* Introduction Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s, “Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense [1] ​ ​ ,” identifies parents, formal education tutors and the Government in the workplace, as key instructors through one’s lifespan. In this song, the Afrobeat icon poses a radical question: “Who be government teacher?” The answer: “Culture and tradition.” The song is a searing indictment on the validity of tutelage endured, arguably, across post-colonial Africa. Africa is fundamentally under the sway of somebody else's heritage.   Although we focus on Kenya, the thrust of our argument applies across the African continent. Kenya’s education policies continue to borrow from foreign curricula. This may be necessary. We argue however, that the considered insertion of Africa’s foremost Classical Civilisation, ancient Egypt (Kemet [2] ​ ​ ) into the curriculum, as a basis of wh...