President William Ruto has reacted to the much-publicised Echoes of War Drama, saying the government will deal decisively with those out to corrupt the minds of students.
Speaking at a church service in Elgeyo Marakwet, Ruto indirectly addressed the controversy surrounding Echoes of War, a student play that was not staged in this year's Kenya National Drama and Film Festival in Nakuru despite qualifying.
He said the government would not sit and allow children to be wasted. "We must protect our children from pedophiles, from drug peddlers and from those who want to corrupt them, and teach them to hate their parents, teachers, leaders or their nation," he said.
Ruto painted a broader picture of Kenya's investment in youth and education, linking the government's massive annual education budget-Sh600 billion-to his administration's vision of a morally grounded, skilled generation. "That's why we have employed over 76,000 more teachers, introduced a new student-centered model for higher education access, built 17,000 new classrooms for Grade 9, and partnered with the World Bank to construct 1,600 laboratories," he noted.
