CHEMISTRY Form 1 2 3 4 Exams
CHEMISTRY Form 1 2 3 4 Exams
The Ministry of Education in January this year released a list of new English and Kiswahili set-books to replace those which had been in existence since 2017.
The duration for the new set books is five years i.e. from April 2022 when they start to be used till year 2026.
LIST OF FORM 1 ENGLISH SET BOOKS
“The Samaritan” (The Compulsory Play)
Fathers of Nations (Compulsory novel)
“A Silent song and other short stories” (Anthology of short stories)
“A Parliament of Owls” (The Optional play)
“Artist of the Floating World.” (The Optional novel)
LIST OF FORM 2 ENGLISH SET BOOKS
“The Samaritan” (The Compulsory Play)
Fathers of Nations (Compulsory novel)
“A Silent song and other short stories” (Anthology of short stories)
“A Parliament of Owls” (The Optional play)
“Artist of the Floating World.” (The Optional novel)
LIST OF FROM 3 ENGLISH SET BOOKS
“Blossoms of The Savannah”(The Compulsory novel)
“A Doll’s House,” (The Compulsory play)
“A Silent Song and other short Stories,” (Anthology of short stories)
“Inheritance.” (The Optional play)
“Artist of the Floating World (The Optional novel)
LIST OF FORM 4 ENGLISH SET BOOKS
“Blossoms of The Savannah”(The Compulsory novel)
“A Doll’s House,” (The Compulsory play)
Memories We Lost and other short Stories (Anthology of Short Stories)
Inheritance (The Optional Play)
The Pearl (The Optional Novel)
A: (i) Literature in English — Compulsory Set Books
TITLE/AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | DURATION | TEXT TO BE REPLACED | PUBLISHER |
COMPULSORY NOVEL Fathers of Nations by Paul B. Vitta (Approved by KID, 2021 Edition) | Oxford University | 2023 – 2026 | Blossoms of the Savannah by Henry Ole Kulet | Longhorn |
COMPULSORY PLAY (Play from the rest of the world) The Samaritan by John Lara (Approved by KICD 2021 Edition) | Kenya Literature Bureau | 2023 – 2026 | A Doll’s House by Henry Ibsen | East African Educational Publishers |
A: (ii) Literature in English — Optional Set Books
TITLE/AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | DURATION | TEXT TO BE REPLACED | PUBLISHER |
OPTIONAL NOVEL Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (Approved by KICD 2021 School Edition) | Longhorn Publishers | 2022 – 2026 | The Pearly by John Steinbeck | Bookmark Africa |
ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES (optional) A Silent Song and Other Stories edited by Godwin Siundu (Approved by KICD 2021 School Edition) | Spotlight Publishers (EA) Limited | 2022 – 2026 | Memories We Lost by Chris Wanjala | Moran (EA) |
OPTIONAL PLAY A Parliament of Owls by Adipo Sidang (Approved by KICD 2021 School Edition) | East African Educational Publishers | 2023 – 2026 | Inheritance by David Mulwa | Longhorn |
B: Fasihi ya Kiswahili — Compulsory Set Books
TITLE/ AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | DURATION | TEXT TO BE REPLACED | PUBLISHER |
TAMTHILIA Bembea by Dr. Timothy Moriasi (Kimeidhinishwa na KICD Toleo la 2021) | Publishers | 2022 — 2026 | Kigogo by Pauline Kea Kyovi | Storymoja |
HADITHI FUPI Mapambazuko ya Machweo na Hadithi Nyingine (Kirneidhinishwa na KICD Toleo la 2021) | Mountaintop Publishers | 2022 2026 | Tumbo Lisiloshiba na Hadithi Nyingine by Alifa Chokocho na Dumu Kayanda | Longhorn |
RIWAYA Nguu za Jadi by Prof. Cara Momanyi (Kimeidhinishwa na KICD Toleo la 2021) | Queenex Publishers | 2023 – 2026 | Chozi La Heri by Assumpta K. Matei | One Planet |
Some of the texts are to be studied by Form 3 students beginning April 2022 While others are scheduled to commence in January 2023.