As other students from all sections of the world struggle to grasp knowledge as a previlege to define their destinies into a bright path through hardwork, there are those being denied the light for reasons only known to their parents who are not ashamed to use them for business alternatively.
Police in Athi River, Machakos County, have arrested over ten people for failing to take their children to school.
The parents were arrested at Kinanie area following a tip off by the area chief Timothy Musinga who led the police to their homes.
In an operation that lasted the entire day, police managed to rescue more than 15 children aged between three and 15 years.
Chief Musinga stated that the directive to arrest the parents denying their children education right came from the government and will persist.
”This is a directive from the government that we arrest all the parents who neglect their children by denying them basic education, we will not relent on this” said Chief Musinga.
He said some of the children were found collecting scrap metal for sale.
”Many of these children, mostly boys, are now doing scrap metal business, when we ask them why they are doing it they say that it’s their parents who send them to look for money” said the administrator.
What do you suggest the government should do to these parents?