President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday handed over seven buses to six schools and a college.
By handing over the buses, President Kenyatta was fulfilling a pledge he had made to the educational institutions at different occasions when he visited them.
According to Uhuru, the school buses would boost the students’ mobility as they go about their learning and extra-curricular activities.
The institutions that benefited were Chilchilla Secondary School in Kepkelion, Uhuru Kenyatta High School Kabiyet in Eldama Ravine, St. Mary’s Sosio Girls High School in Bungoma, Elburgon Secondary School in Molo, State House Primary School in Nairobi, Wajir Girls Secondary School in Wajir and Kericho Teachers College.
During the handover ceremony at State House Nairobi, President Uhuru advised students to embrace dialogue in solving problems instead of resorting to destruction of property.
Referring to the cases of burning schools, the Head of State emphasised the need for young people to cultivate the habit of following proper channels in addressing issues affecting.
“The best way to resolve problems is sitting down and having dialogue That is one of the reasons there are student councils which are supposed to provide an avenue through which you can air your views,” said President Kenyatta.
Those present at the ocassion included;Governors Benjamin Cheboi (Baringo) and Ken Lusaka (Bungoma), Wajir County Senator Abdirahman Ali, MPs Moses Lesonett (Eldama Ravine Constituency), Abbass Mohammed (Wajir East), Abdikadir Ore (Wajir West) and Abdullahi Mohamed Diriye (Wajir South).