Eradicating Street Families In Trans Nzoia County Through Education
The Mt Kenya Times 
Left Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi and Governor George Natembeya during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Township Primary School in Kitale
By Sefu Sabila
Worth Noting:
- Agreeing with the sentiments of the county boss, Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi said the children stay in town the whole day, and in the evening return to their homes.
- “We have day schoolers street children who come during the day, look for something to eat, and at the end of the day go home to their parents.” Mr. Oyagi explained.
- In a joint efforts to ensure the children are traced to their families, governor George Natembeya announced a free milk plan for all ECDE Public schools starting January. According to the governor, the program is aimed at keeping children in school and ensure that they have a healthy start for their education.
Leaders in Trans Nzoia County are angered by the continuous rapid growth of street families in Kitale town. Led by the governor George Natembeya and County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi, the two leaders are working together with the national government to ensure street children are removed.
Speaking during Jamhuri celebrations in Township Primary School in Tuwan Ward, in Saboti Constituency governor George Natembeya said the county is on the process of cleaning up the town, and removing street children from Kitale town is on course and a matter of priority to decongest the town.
The governor urged residents to stop giving them money and leftovers from hoteliers, as this further encourages them to stay on the streets across town.
“Eradicating Street children from Kitale town is on course and a matter of priority. Don’t give them money, they ask for twenty shillings and stay in town not going back to school; even hotels who give them leftovers as a way of assisting them should stop. If you want to offer help to them, prepare good meals for them. We are cleaning up our towns and sometimes that means making tough decisions.” Governor Natembeya stated.
Agreeing with the sentiments of the county boss, Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi said the children stay in town the whole day, and in the evening return to their homes.
“We have day schoolers street children who come during the day, look for something to eat, and at the end of the day go home to their parents.” Mr. Oyagi explained.
In a joint efforts to ensure the children are traced to their families, governor George Natembeya announced a free milk plan for all ECDE Public schools starting January. According to the governor, the program is aimed at keeping children in school and ensure that they have a healthy start for their education.
“I’m excited to announce that starting in January, all ECDE pupils from public schools in Trans Nzoia will receive milk. This program funded in this year’s budget, aims to boost enrollment in schools and give out children a healthy start.” Governor Natembeya said.
Among his agenda for the people of Trans Nzoia County was access to education, governor Natembeya reaffirmed his commitment to solving the challenges of the county residents. Through the county bursary program for education launched last year to all day schooler students across the country, says his administration will still further sponsor all form ones joining day schools in the county.
” We are serious about raising the standards of our education system. My Administration has allocated Kshs. 150 million for this educational scholarship we launched last year. For parents whose children sat for this year’s KCPE, my administration will sponsor all form ones joining day schools across our county.” Trans Nzoia County governor Natembeya reaffirmed.
Frustrated by the dumping of street children from the neighbouring Uasin Gishu County, governor Natembeya said he is also working in retrieving the families of the children in streets and those from other counties taken back.
Both governor George Natembeya and County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi are certain of these children taken to their families and taken to school, where they can change their lives through education. The governor further urged parents to support and embrace this responsibility jointly of ensuring children stay in school and get education as it is their right enshrined in the constitution of Kenya.
” Sometimes back, Uasin Gishu County dumbed the kids in town saying, the Luhya community is known for having a large number if children. Just like them, we are starting to trace the roots of these children and give them back to their parents, while those who are not from our county, just like the did, I’ll put them in a lorry to their home county. However, it will be a joint responsibility for us and parents to ensure that these children stay in school and at home.” Governor Natembeya stated.
” We have agreed with the governor that we will ferry them back to their counties and our very own together with the assistance of the chiefs, to take each of them to their parents, because they have homes.” County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi added.
The governor pleading with residents saying that it’s not a light matter, since once the children grow into adult, they become a threat to security as they turns into hooligans and start robbing residents when they deny them money they ask for. While teenage girls get pregnant leading to creation of street families with unknown origins accumulating in town.
“For now they are children and only excited with little given or denied. Once they develop into adults, they will not take a no once they request money from you, and that will threaten the security of our county, as they are hardened by the street life. ” Governor Natembeya said.
” It is a serious menace, as this will futher lead to creation of street families leading to a higher number of street families who do not know their homes, but only know the road sides as their home.” Governor George Natembeya added.
The decongestion of street in the families has not been a new phenom in the country as counties like Nakuru, Nairobi and Meru have tried earlier to clear the street children from Central Business District. In May 2019, Trans Nzoia County Children Officer (CCO), Aston Maugu said that the remaining 304 people living on the streets have refused to be assisted and will be cleared out through a planned crackdown.
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