Tuesday, June 02,
2026 - National Assembly Majority, Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, on Tuesday,
June 2nd, linked the rising cases of school fires to Kenya’s broader
protest culture.
Speaking in Parliament, the Kikuyu MP noted that school
unrest is most common in Term Two of the academic calendar, often triggered by
mental fatigue among learners.
He argued that many students resort to arson because they
have not been exposed to alternative ways of expressing frustration.
“Many of the cases are because the students are probably
fatigued and want to go home.”
“If you want to go home, you do not need to burn down
anything, not a dormitory, classroom or school bus,” Ichung’wah stated.
He urged parents and leaders to set better examples,
stressing that children could be copying destructive protest behaviors.
“We must lead by example as parents, such that if we want to
protest against anything as a country, let us not have fires everywhere because
these children could be copying from us,” he added.
Ichung’wah cautioned that installing fire detectors or
suppression systems alone would not solve the problem, calling instead for
deeper conversations in homes, schools, churches and political platforms.
He also criticized leaders who politicized the Utumishi
Girls Academy fire, which claimed 16 lives, by attacking MPs attending the
National Prayer Breakfast.
Expressing condolences to the bereaved families, Ichung’wah
warned that the fires are symptomatic of a larger societal issue.
He urged collective responsibility to address student unrest
before it escalates into a bigger national challenge.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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