Kabarak group of schools in Nakuru County will not break as a result of the ongoing nationwide teacher's strike, retired president Daniel arap Moi has said.
Addressing the press in Nakuru after attending a church service at the Kabarak Chapel on Sunday, the former head of state said that the institutions will operate as normal defying the Ministry of Education directive that called on all private and public schools to remain closed awaiting further directions.
Moi accused education stakeholders in the country of ignoring the fundamental right of the Kenyan child arguing that forcing them out of class was against the law.
"The children of Kenya do not deserve such heartless treatment and it is time stakeholders and leaders came together to seek a lasting solution," he said.
He called for a national debate that will help end the strike saying that such practices were portraying the country's education sector as a failed one at the international level.
"Is it that our authorities don't prioritise education or we are witnessing a case of misplaced priorities within the education hierarchy?" he wondered.
"It should be done as a matter of urgency because it's our next generation that is being subjected to confusion and this will have a negative impact on their performance," he added.
Kabarak group of schools include the Kabarak Academy, Kabarak High School and Kabarak University.