The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) secretary general, Akelo Misori, on Tuesday, March 21, warned that the school calendar would be affected by the Weekly Azimio-led protests in the country.
Speaking to the media, Misori added that the school curriculum would also not be effectively and fully implemented because of the interference from the protests.
He noted that many boarding schools were forced to postpone their reopening dates as students could not return to school during the Monday, March 20, protests.
“Already during the pandemic, students did not go to school for nine months, and we had to condense the curriculum when they were finally reopened.
“Now that the school calendar is already on, it is likely to be compromised and that will in turn greatly affect the curriculum implementation,” the SG stated.
He further raised concerns that the students would encounter the protestors if the demonstration would continue every week, putting their lives at risk.
“It will be disastrous if the demonstrations continue every week especially for the learners who are in schools because they are very vulnerable,” Misori stated.
He also called for the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, to call off the protests to allow the high school and primary school students to continue their education without interruptions.
On Tuesday, March 21, Azimio la Umoja coalition leader Raila Odinga declared nationwide protests every Monday and Thursday beginning Monday, March 27.
Raila faulted Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei over orders given to the police to interfere with the protests adding that they intended to hold peaceful protests.
"That brutality witnessed does not belong to this country. It is more disgusting because the citizens were acting within the provisions of the Constitution.
“We had given notice of the intention to march in Nairobi," stated Raila.
The Azimio leader added that the protests were necessitated by President William Ruto's failure to lower the price of basic commodities, open the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers and engage the Azimio coalition in the recruitment of IEBC commissioners.
