[President Kenyatta during his Uasin Gishu tour on Thursday. He has lambasted Raila Odinga for being against the presidential election date.] (Photo/UK/FB)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has continued to support the idea of holding the elections on October 17, 2017.
Kenyatta, who spoke on Thursday in Eldoret said the elections must not subvert the schools’ calendar and derail the next academic cycle.
Addressing supporters of Jubilee Party, the president insisted that political interests should not be allowed to undermine the education of the Kenyan children.
“Kenyans children are important to us. They will do their exams without the interference of politics. They will join secondary school and go to college on schedule. We will not let anyone undermine our children,” President Kenyatta said.
He added: “And by our promise they will enjoy free primary and secondary education. They will not be subverted.”
Kenyatta, who was accompanied by his deputy William Ruto hit out at opposition leader Raila Odinga for saying ‘this year’s KCSE and KCPE candidates will not die if they do not sit for the national examinations’.
The duo visited Eldoret, Bungoma and West Pokot, coming a week after the Supreme Court ruling that will see the country hold the presidential election again.
Ruto echoed Kenyatta’s words, saying the children should be allowed to sit for their exams as planned.
“That chap is joking. Our children, 1.5 million of them, will sit their exams. We care too much for our children to allow charlatans to subvert it.”