President Kenyatta has today said that parents should stop the culture of pressurising their children to achieve particular grades in school knowing well God has given each individual gifts and talents to use in building the country. “Let us allow our children to develop, let us not encourage them to take shortcuts to get degrees that end up being meaningless because the child was not properly prepared and all that you have done is to buy exams,” said President Kenyatta.
President Kenyatta also challenged religious leaders to be in the forefront championing true values of the society saying it doesn’t augur well for church leaders to keep quiet when the society is going astray. “I expect you to single out the wrong things and speak against them.
As spiritual leaders you have the mandate to call any individual who might be doing wrong to order. You should not be afraid to speak and correct people,” President Kenyatta said.
He challenged parents and Kenyans at large to impart the right values to children, saying that is the only sure way of building a strong moral society.
The Head of State observed that cases of exam leakage are as a result of many parents wanting their children to achieve higher grades, which at the end do not benefit them.
“Where does a child get Kshs 100,000 to pay for a stolen exam? Isn’t it you who give them, can a class 8 child get Kshs 100,000 to pay for an exam? Isn’t it the parents who give them that money?” the President wondered.
The president was speaking during a Sunday service at PCEA St. Andrew’s Church in Nairobi.