Bungoma East branch KNUT executive secretary Aggrey Namisi has urged parents to take their children to technical training institutes to get educated and guarantee a better future life. Speaking in Khalala village, Sitikho sub location in Webuye West Constituency during the burial of mzee Thomas Murefu, he stated that the government has promised to pay full fees for students who will join such institutions.
“KCPE results are out, half of our pupils performed well and half never did well, therefore it is my request to parents to take their children to TVET institutes since the government will be paying all the fees for them and when they complete their courses they will be given capital to start various businesses,” stated Namisi
Namisi mentioned early pregnancies as a letdown in the society and he urged parents to advise to their children during these long holidays so that they may achieve their dreams. “We have a mandate as parents to take care of our children during these holidays so that they are not caught in cases of early pregnancies and through this, we shall reduce these cases. Girls don’t accept to be mishandled by this men when you are still in school, finish school first then you will get a husband to marry you when the time comes if you entertain these men you will be termed as second hand,” he added.
He warned motorbike owners against giving motorbikes to youths who have just finished school and have no skills or aren’t qualified to operate them as he added that it contributes a lot to increased road accidents.
However, he requested the government to uphold the plans to streamline and improve the boda boda sector, “I am appealing to the government and other concerned bodies to at least give boda bodas four months for them to train and get required documents and have a know-how on road safety and road rules,” he appealed.
KNUT secretary urged the ministry of education to give guidelines on sponsorship of schools, as he cited that after President Uhuru Kenyatta gave directives that all schools should have sponsors there have been conflicts in many schools in the region.