The proprietor of right @home rehabilitation center Thika, Gladys Chania has revealed the challenges facing education sector in Thika east by stating that the children have been let to own quarries therefore forsaking education for wealth.
Speaking to the press from at her office in on Tuesday, Chania pointed out that the children marry and get married at a very tender age, something rarely captured by the media or the government officials.
Mrs. Chania blamed parents in the area who have large tracks of land which are rich in building stones who divide the land to their children when they are as young as primary school to begin mining.
She pointed out that such children get to hold of large sums of money at a very tender age and thereby forgetting about education for business.
“These spoilt children cannot concentrate in class and and in most cases drops out, like sometimes a boy decides to marry and the right girl for him is a child and thus another child drops out of school to get married to the boy. This is a very disappointing situation and that’s why we are emphasizing on the need for both primary and secondary school education for all.” Madam Chania explained.
She emphasized on need for education stakeholders coming together and helping children in those areas to finish up their education.
She asked the government officials to make sure that parents who are irresponsible by dividing real estates and tracks of lands to their children while young are brought to book.
She went on to say that the said children end up in drug traps as they have money but they don’t know how best to spend it.
Chania encouraged the parents to be objective and focus on their children’s education before the government intervention.