Arson in schools has been a preserve of movies, story books, plays and tele novellas, but here they are in reality.
This trend is worrying as not a day elapses without getting news of burned down dormitories and libraries.
The virus, so enormous, has spread from city schools, well known for their academic excellence to village schools that have been built by well wishers if not the community.
Not every high school student hails from a well to do family, some are educated by well wishers, friends, relatives and non-governmental organizations, but once in school, they tend to forget their humble backgrounds.
The group behaviors they engage in, denies them the ability to reason beyond high school education.
Parents are disappointed when they have invested a lot in their sons and daughters’ education and denied themselves pleasures of the world only to be told to pay for damages caused by their children’s actions.
The level of morass in our society is beyond maximum. We are living at a time when our kids resort to violence as the means to address their grievances.
Their beastly acts should be tamed with immediacy. The government should heed to the quest of education stakeholders of closure of schools.
Even after President Kenyatta had warned of harsh penalties for those who could be found burning schools, students have still continued to engage in arson.
For students, it seems to be a party they are heroes and heroines for setting a blaze their schools. Soon they will leave schools.
Unfortunately not all of them will make it direct to public universities, worst is for those hailing from humble backgrounds.
After hammering a D+ mean grade in Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education and joining the hustler’s den, they will get a slap of real life and wish they used their time in school well.
We should not forget the main objective of education as was put forth by our forefathers.
Students should not waste their high school life and later become a burden to parents, guardians and the society at large.
They may burn their school now and after ten or so years come back seeking for an elective seat. Who will trust based on your past records, and trust me this records will be kept.
Students should for once be change makers. We are tired of associating young people with rowdiness and unruly behavior.
Parents also share in this blame as they have failed in their mandate as disciplinarians and instead act in ways that are not morally right.
Not a day ends before hearing news of a husband who has been badly beaten by his wife or a wife who has been killed by her husband.
This creates bad impression among our youths, its sends a message that violence is the only solution to a dispute.
Parents should thus teach their children good morals, virtues and morals that will make them law, abiding citizens.
They should not allow their sons and daughters be corrupted by the digital content they have access to or the western culture.
Education Ministry in the country should engage key stakeholders in education sector to avoid resentment from students.
