Lari MP Mburu Kahangara wants the government to incorporate a course on disaster management in the school curriculum to help students respond well during emergencies.
Speaking to journalists in his office in Lari on Saturday, Kahangara said that incorporating the course in the syllabus will help curb deaths during disasters such as fire outbreaks.
The MP said that students in primary and secondary schools were clueless about disaster management and First Aid.
The lawmaker said that it was necessary for the government through the Ministry of Education, to ensure that students are well prepared to handle disasters.
The Lari MP also asked the government to conduct an audit of security and disaster preparedness in schools across the country.
Kahangara noted that most schools have not put in place security and disaster preparedness measures.
He observed that some schools also lack basic firefighting equipment like fire extinguishers a situation he said risks the lives of students and staff.
On the same note, Kahangara called for investigation into the strikes that have been experienced in some schools in the country.
He said that there must be a cause to the riots adding that the government has a responsibility to address the grievances raised by students.
“We as leaders and parents are concerned by the strikes we have seen in some schools across the country recently,” he said.
He urged school administrators to take a keen interest into the grievances raised by students instead of rubbishing them off as one of the ways of preventing strikes.