Set up more schools, former President Daniel arap Moi appeals

Former President Moi meets Inspector-General of Police David Kimaiyo after a prayer service for Class Eight and Form Four candidates at Kabarak Community Chapel, Sunday.  [PHOTO: STANDARD]

By MERCY KAHENDA

KENYA: Former President Daniel arap Moi has called on current leadership to establish more primary and secondary schools to cater for education of the fast growing population.

Moi said it was worrying that the population is increasing rapidly yet there were few schools and institutions being established to provide quality education.

“Education is the key to success of every child and without it there will be no development at family level and the country,” he said.

Prayer day

Moi was speaking at Kabarak Community Chapel during a prayer day for candidates of Moi High School-Kabarak and Moi Primary Kabarak who will be sitting their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination and Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination this year.

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During the prayers, the former president wished all Form Four and Class Eight candidates success.

“More than one million students will be sitting their national examination in the coming few weeks. I am praying and wishing them success,” said Moi.

He called on parents to encourage their children as they prepare to sit the final examinations.

“Children will approach examination with courage if they realise their parents are supporting them and wishing them well,” he added.

At the same time, he advocated mixed schools saying they teach good morals to both girls and girls as they associate and collaborate in different school activities.

He said children who study in mixed schools also learn values that enable them relate with their opposite gender freely and are able to fit in the society after school.

“Parents are always frightened when they see their children studying in mixed schools. Mixed schools are like families where both daughters and sons stay in the same place,” he said.

The number of learners who have enrolled to primary and secondary schools in the country has increased following introduction of free primary education in 2003, though few schools have been established and expanded.

Public schools have been reported to perform poorly compared to private ones because of the overwhelming number of students and pupils sharing few facilities amid shortage of teachers.