A section of parents in Kiambu town wants religious leaders to organise national prayers in schools in order to avert the rising cases of students torching down dormitories and destroying property.
The parents claim that the devil is on the prowl and prayers will be ideal to address the matter.
Speaking on Wednesday, the parents claimed that demonic spirits are hovering around and want to destroy schools.
Peter Ngige, a parent and priest with a local church in Limuru said that prayers will stop the strikes in schools.
“We need to commit our schools to prayer to avert this strikes and torching of dormitories,” he said.
The priest asked the government through the ministry of education and parents associations to organise national prayers on the matter.
Salome Mburu, a parent said that they were concerned with the wave of strikes and property destruction experienced in several schools in Kisii, Kericho and other areas in the country.
“W are worried that the wave of strikes and torching of dormitories could escalate to other schools and hence the need for quick action from the government and stakeholders,” she said.
Six cases of students torching their schools have been reported this week alone.
On Wednesday night two dormitories are said to have burned down at Givoje secondary school in Vihiga County. The cause of the fire according to sources has not been confirmed yet and no causalities were reported though 11 students were rushed to Vihiga referral hospital.
On Saturday night seven dormitories were reduced to ashes and property worth millions destroyed at Itiero Boys High school in Kisii.
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i while visiting Itiero secondary school on Monday called for speedy investigations and recommendations made by sub county education directors.
The CS also warned that indiscipline students will not be allowed to transfer to other schools.