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Burnt dormitory at Utumishi girls' high school in Gilgil, Naivasha. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
The recent wave of student unrest and destruction of school property across the country should concern every parent, teacher, policymaker, and citizen. While much attention has focused on schools and administrators, the crisis points to a deeper societal challenge involving parenting, values, discipline, and the growing disconnect between rights and responsibilities. Unless addressed urgently, the culture of destruction taking root among our youth could have far-reaching consequences for the future of our nation.
Kenya is facing a growing national crisis that demands urgent attention from parents, teachers, religious leaders, policymakers, and society at large. Cases of student unrest have become increasingly frequent, more organised, and unfortunately more destructive. Dormitories have been torched, classrooms vandalised, school property destroyed, and learning disrupted. What was once an occasional strike has evolved into a worrying culture of destruction.
The question we must ask ourselves is simple but profound: What kind of nation are we raising? What kind of society do we expect to inherit Kenya in the next ten or twenty years if our children have come to believe that burning institutions is the best way to express dissatisfaction?
