Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha, on Monday, February 3, tore into the Judiciary over recent orders that nearly turned into another disaster involving a collapsed school building.
Speaking in Nakuru, the CS stated that he was perturbed by the reopening of St Charles Mutego Primary School in Dagoretti, yet he had ordered for the closure of the institution due to poor infrastructure.
Despite indicating that the structures posed a danger to the students, the court went ahead and ordered for the immediate reopening of the school, a move that incensed the education CS.
"I would like the magistrate who gave that court order to re-examine it urgently because that building has since collapsed. We are just lucky that there were no children in that building," he stated.
He also called out Chief Justice David Maraga, going on to advise that he get his house in order in regards to how they arrive at a ruling.
"Going forward, I would like to urge my very good friend CJ Maraga -I am not qualified to advise him, but I am kindly pleading with him that he should kindly ask his judicial officers to visit the schools before they give judicial orders which definitely endanger the lives of our children," he petitioned.
Magoha made it clear that if actions taken by the courts led to another disaster, then the judge responsible for such orders should be held to account for any lives lost or injuries.
"I would like to state categorically that I will not take responsibility for a Judicial officer who endangers the lives of children and that any other blood that emanates from such actions will be squarely on the head of that judicial officer," Magoha reiterated.
He went on to plead with the judiciary to immediately reverse their order to have St Charles Mutego Primary School reopened, insisting that if it remained open, countless lives would be in imminent danger.
The CS revealed that the school in question was just a stone-throw away from Precious Talent School which collapsed on September 23, 2019, claiming the lives of 7 students.
Magoha was in Nakuru to spearhead the Form One admission mop-up exercise in Nakuru as the national government pushes for 100%transition.
Here's the video of Magoha in Nakuru:
