OLUOCH AND IAN: Kenyans need break from poll-related issues

Kenyans are from exercising their democratic right of voting for the leaders of their choice but still, as it has been the norm, we all witnessed scuffles at the National Tallying Centre at Bomas of Kenya.

There have also been allegations of vote-rigging and just like the previous election held in 2017, the IEBC is again divided.

Kenyans are already fed up with everything that has been unfolding during this entire process.

During every electioneering period, Kenya goes through serious inflation.

A lot of money gets withdrawn from the banks and taken into the market by the politicians to woo the voters.

This year’s election is estimated to be one of the most expensive elections.

Also, there have been a shortage of food products and some other basic commodities making more Kenyans languish in destitution.

Most parents voted in their Members of Parliament expecting to get something in return.

But just a day before the general election, the Supreme Court took centre stage as it nullified the Constituency Development Fund Act (2013) that most parents relied on to at least help them in settling their children's school fee balances.

But now they have to toil more, on their own, to make their children stay in school.

Just the other day, one of the dormitories at Kisumu Boys High School caught fire on the day the students re-opened, after a two-weeks election break, and razed down a dormitory and some part of the tuition block. 

The cause of the fire has not yet been established but the parents have already been fined heavily to pay for the loss.

The government should come in and help out parents, this is not the right time to let parents pay heavy fines they are already going through a lot from the economy to the just concluded general election.

Here, the parents have been left to fight their own battles.

To the students, this is not the right time to have unnecessary drama in school.

The school calendar had already been interfered with because of some issues and there is not much time to finish the syllabus and sit for your exams.

If there is any concern, there is always the correct channel to be followed to address the issue.

And lastly, to our able teachers, we all know that the school calendar is too tight, with events such as drama and music festivals, and sports activities, which eat into the academic time.

Recovering the lost time is not possible since the academic terms are short.

Handle the students leniently so as not to cause unrest that would see their parents have other problems.

The students are also human and need to rest if it's time to rest and study when they are meant to study.

Freelance Journalists

 

Edited by Kiilu Damaris

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