Last month, I warned that Kenya was walking into one of the worst Form One dropout crises since 2000, and children under 18 would pay the price for political speeches.
Today, Citizen TV confirmed the warning.
Meet Stanley Ramsey, 15 yrs old. (the left pic below )
His parents trusted President William Ruto’s directive: "All students should report to school without school fees."
Stanley reported.
The school turned him away.
Today, that same child is working manual jobs, work that is illegal for a minor under Kenyan law.
In the area where this report was recorded, over 20 students have already dropped out after following the same directive.
A day earlier, the Education PS went on national TV claiming 99% enrollment. Is this the 99%?
Parents were told one thing.
Children experienced another.
That is not a policy failure; that is deception by the William Ruto government.
When leaders lie to parents, children pay with their future.
And no statistic can hide a child forced out of school.
I know this is a shot in the dark but help me sign this petition.
Our children can’t be suffering through CBC while people who brought this to us take their children to other schools.
If CBC is good, let MPs take their children to public schools.
Require Kenyan leaders to enroll their children in public schools - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/st2PzjioXN via @ChangeOrgKE
Let me tell you a story about Temasek (vs the KK govt approach)
Temasek is the company that the govt of Singapore formed to run & manage state assets commercially. Today, Temasek has S$434Bn in assets with shares in these 43 global companies whose logos you might recognise.🧵1/N
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) revenue was around KSh 7.6 billion in 2023/2024.
This covers revenue from all parks and reserves.
Developing Bomas allegedly at KSh 42 billion is mind boggling.
What conferencing miracle will guarantee the return on investment?
Every day: fund this, tax that, deduct them, scandal here, tutatenga there, millions lost.
Never: lowered fees for doing business, education funds doubled, triple increase in research funded by govt, research output informs policy, jailed for stealing billions.
We are in hell.
You're seeing what the RSF is doing. And you would rather vote for someone who hosted them *at KICC* for a press conference where they announced a parallel government - over someone who says he'll appoint women?
In Mozambique, the police kidnapped some people. In response, the people kidnapped officers, including the commander of a Police Station. Protesters then demanded an exchange of prisoners. After unsuccessful attempts to recover their colleagues, police relented and released the protesters.
We must never forget Gisele Pelicot. We must never forget her bravery and the strength she has given other women. We must never forget the more than 50 men who abused her. We must never forget what they did and how they tried to defend it.
#giselepelicot#Gisele#misogny#VAWG
Forget Trump, Person if the Year has to be Gisele Pelicot. Whenever you question why women wait years to report assault etc then remember this woman. Over 20,000 images, and still, she had to defend her name in court. Bravery. #giselepelicot
All 51 men have been convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot
She heroically fought for this while her husband & each of these rapists felt sorry for themselves
We deal with the symptoms but ignore the sexism & misogyny that causes it
Today is Gisele’s day