For the past four days I was in Kwale a district, I came across difficulties school children go through every time.Children living in Kwale area have been neglected by their parents; but the government has done little to help them, so as to discourage child abuse that is so rampant in the area. School drop out is not a big deal, especially among girls, as a result of boys being favored, when it comes to education matters.
photo by peter
More so, relationship between teachers and female students has contributed towards school drop outs, as a result of unplanned for pregnancies and early marriges among girls. More so, parents are also to blame, as they accept to marry off their daughters at an early age to old men, in order to get wealth in return.
It is a shameful act in deed, as the children are being punished for no reason by their parents, who go further to favor their male children, instead of giving equal love to both boys and girls.
photo by peter
It is a high time the government came up with ways of enlightening parents on the importance of education by using the media to let the children air their views.
