NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 10 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has warned against unruly behaviour in schools that has been linked to deadly unrests and disruption of learning, saying the government will not tolerate it.
He said any criminal activity in the learning institutions is unacceptable in spite of the legitimacy of the grievances raised by the students.
The Deputy President spoke on Tuesday after meeting Ministry of Education officials led by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba for a briefing on the school unrests at the Harambee House Annex Office, Nairobi.
Kindiki said the government is concerned with the current wave of indiscipline in some of our senior schools saying it is unfortunate precious lives have been lost and property destroyed.
He added that the Ministry of Education is engaging with various stakeholders in search for a lasting solution to the recurring unrests.
The DP further said the education reforms are being rolled out as envisaged, noting progress in the Curriculum Based Education that was bedeviled by poor implementation before the government took over power in 2022.
Kindiki defended the move by some Principals in consultation with the Schools Board to close their schools for suspicion of arson or unrest saying it was a precaution measure.
