By: Margaret Muiruri
Murder of an 11 years old boy of Jamii Bora Estate in Kitengela and his body mutilated, has raised concerns and fear to the residents. Furthermore, killing of M-pesa attendant by being shot before being robbed off Ksh.150,000 and other valuable things in Kamukunji, is quite a clear evidence of how security officers are reluctant.
It is quite ironical for a great city, termed as the core of the country to experience such traumatizing horrific crime cases yet there is assurance of tight security control by the Cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang’i.
Justice should be granted to those who have already been affected, by doing thorough investigations and arresting the perpetrators. However, the security officers should be alert at all times to ensure the safety of citizens at large, not only in Nairobi but also to other counties in Kenya. Citizens also should cooperate with the security guards to ensure that no crime cases reported by spotting suspected criminals.
PARENTS SHOULD MOTIVATE THEIR CHILDREN RATHER THAN CONDEMNING THEM
By Francis Tatua
After the cabinet secretary for education Prof. George Magoha announcing the KCPE results yesterday at Knec house in Nairobi some students are jovial while others are mourning.
Failing in exams doesn’t mean that you have failed in life hence exams are there to test our knowledge. Not everyone is gifted in books but there are other students who can do well in co-curriculum activities.
Since the exam results are out the parents need to congratulate their students no matter the marks the students achieved. We have been having cases of students failing in the KCPE exams and they end up being among the top students in the KCSE exams.
By parents motivating the students, this will make them more courageous and can face any hard life situation.
Let us not condemn them and we end up having cases like students killing themselves.
EMULATE PEACEFUL CONDITIONS AS THE GENERAL ELECTIONS APPROACH
By Elizabeth Psomuken
The state of insecurity in the country has continued to be a great threat, this is according to Security Research and Information Centre (SRIC), crime rates have continued to increase despite the current measures put in place to combat it.
Kenya’s weaknesses as a state not only emanates from long standing inequitable policies but also from endemic corruption. This is attributed to politicians hate speeches and exchanging bitter words about their opponents especially this time as we approach the general elections.
The government should seek reconciliation and forgiveness with other nations. This will help deter external and border conflicts. Directives should also be issued to the security team to ensure strict vigilance and surveillance and most importantly the citizens are enlightened on the importance maintaining peace, love and harmony among themselves. Citizens’ security is supreme and should be granted a first priority, since with peaceful environment the country is able to achieve a great political and socio-economic development.
Education a key factor to end FGM
By: Elvis Nyongesa
Since time immemorial when we got our independence as a nation, we have struggling to end female genital mutilation but all is in vein.
These barbaric practices will not come to an end unless we educate our daughters and have the light concerning the same issue.
We do not need to jail or molest those who practice the outdated cultures like FGM and early marriages for young girls but rather impact them with knowledge to understand the effects of these practices that have no use to today’s girl child.
Enlighten the church, the entire society about the harm of the practices that seems to have no impact today. The world is changing fast and as a nation we need to cope up with the changes and move equally together with the developed nations.
Therefore the best way of rooting out the archaic cultures is by giving the youths education and they will find these cultures to be of no value.
Also enlighten the entire nation about the same matter and at the end of it all these practices will end at no cost.
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