Someone who lives in Kitengela and works in the CBD just got home, tired and angry. They spent 100 on a bike from home to stage, 170 to CBD, 100 for breakfast, 150 for lunch or inamad, 170 back to Kitengela and another 100 back home. No wonder they mean business when protesting
In the last 4 years, the only time Kenya has trended globally for the right non-violent reasons is when Kenyan athletes have won marathons. And that time Speed was here.
Other than that, we've just been in the middle of one depressing news cycle after another.
Release us.
Cops have killed children of civilians when they are peacefully protesting & defended each other.
This might be the first time they publicly face a moral dilemma & see the limitations of their power & empathy on each other.
Lakini we are not going to save our children bwana, sai I am outside doing my 6km run naona watoto na bags kubwa kubwa ni kama wanaenda vita Iraq kumbe wanaenda bus stage.
Parents stop this jameni.
Is it about time we started seriously talking about progressively phasing out boarding schools and normalising day schooling for our kids? If we analyse the benefits and the costs of boarding school, what ranks higher? Our education system needs to reflect on this.
I served as school president for a boy's school of 1600 boys. My greatest fear was having to deal with a strike or fire incident. My worst nightmare was having to save two students found engaging in sex. I genuinely think we should reconsider boarding schools. It messes up kids.
Buana, students in boarding secondary schools are sleeping in dorm hallways like kienyenji chicken, while Ebola Senior has a budget of 17B at statehouse for mandaazis & chai😭😭.
Kuna a variety of ways kids usually express frustration in school. Sometimes they strike without burning anything. Sometimes truancy from school increases. Sometimes they threaten to burn/strike and ensure the information reaches admin so they can go home.