Residents of Mavoko Sub-County have been urged to embrace education so as to achieve self independence.
The call was made by Athi River Sub-County education officer, Joseph Kiema, who said that self independence among the locals can only be realised if all get educated.
Kiema who was speaking during the International Literacy Day celebrations in Athi River Town on Tuesday said the literacy level among residents of the sub-county was low.
"There are three problems which as a people we need to fight for us to develop; diseases, poverty and ignorance," said Kiema.
According to Kiema, the three issues have never been fought by Kenya's founders and fore fathers since she got independence under the leadership of the late Mzee Kenyatta.
He said the government introduced adult education as an alternative to ensure those who missed formal education realised their constitutional rights to education.
According to Kiema, education has no limits and any one from the region can go through either formal or informal adult education and eventually realise his professional dream.
He said that though levels of literacy were still low in Mavoko, informal education had proved workable revealing that the sub-county managed to enrol 91 candidates for KCPE examinations last year and 79 for KCSE examinations in the same year with one candidate scoring C plus and six others C plain.
Kiema called on parents who missed formal education to register for informal education classes in the region so as not to be left behind.
He also urged them not to let their children stay at home without attending school, but instead take them for alternative education so they can graduate like others.