National Parents Association Chairman Silas Obuhatsa now wants the mass action planned for March 20, to be cancelled.
Obuhatsa said students are supposed to resume school from mid-term break on that Monday.
"If the ministry will see it's not safe they can add a few days to Thursday so that parents monitor the safety of children," Obuhatsa said.
In a statement, Obuhatsa further called for President William Ruto and ODM Party leader Raila Odinga to have a dialogue.
He said if by Monday there's no dialogue then it means the planned mass action will proceed.
"On Monday kids are resuming, how is their security, how will we protect them? It will be a problem for them to resume, parents are worried especially long distance," he said.
The association chair now says dialogue is the only solution, to ensure things continue normally across the country.
Raila unlawfully declared Monday, March 20, 2023, a 'public holiday' to allow Kenyans to participate in planned demonstrations.
He spoke in Siaya county where he urged his supporters to participate in the planned countrywide mass action which seeks to compel the government to lower the cost of living.
He said the demonstrations would be peaceful as he also urged participants to conduct themselves in an orderly manner.
"In the name of Azimio one Kenya Alliance, I declare that Monday, March 20 shall be a public holiday,” Raila said.
On Friday, Seven Members of Parliament from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) said they will not participate in the much-hyped demonstration called by Azimio la Umoja party leader Raila Odinga on Monday
The lawmakers, who included Gideon Ochanda (Bondo), Mark Nyamita (Uriri), Caroli Omondi (Suba South), Paul Abuor (Rongo), Elisha Odhiambo (Rongo), Felix Odiwuor Jalang’o (Lang’ata) and Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda urged Kenyans not to participate.
They claimed that the current crisis facing the country cannot be solved through political confrontation but through dialogue.
