As St. Paul Kyamuthei Boys Secondary School marked its annual academic day and prize-giving ceremony, the spotlight turned to the urgent call for the empowerment of the boy child.
Speaker after speaker, starting with the chief guest, Machakos Chief of Staff in the office of the governor, Charles Kyalo, noted that society has empowered the girl child to such an extent that it has forgotten the boy child, who feels neglected.
“As we continue empowering our girls, let us not forget the boys lest they perish. Society has focused so much on the girl child, which is okay, and a time is coming when girls will take a few positions if we don’t focus on the boy child,” Kyalo said.
Kyalo called for parents to be the number one role models to their children, adding that children like to copy what they see in their parents more than anyone else.
“For example, mothers, you can not come to school dressed in a micro miniskirt and expect your child to dress decently. Father’s too, you come here drunk, will you have enough guts to tell your boy that alcohol is not good, especially when in school?” he wondered.
He called for parents to create peaceful homes for their children, adding that a lack of peace at home contributes to poor academic performance, and a child can become a total failure in life simply because of their parents’ mistakes, which can be corrected.
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“Kindly solve your differences far from children. Do not confront each other before them. Make sure even if you are poor, they enjoy being at home and with you,” Kyalo said.
The school BoM chair, Senator Mbau Malika, called for everyone to ensure that they are guided by integrity for exemplary performance in all aspects.
“Wherever you are placed to serve, do your best. Do not wait to be supervised for you to perform your duties accordingly,” Mbau said.
The chair reiterated chief guests sentiment of empowering boy child. ‘We forgotten boy child, let’s empower all to match each other,’ Mbau said.
He urged parents to stay close to their children to easily notice any changes and create an environment where the children feel comfortable opening up to them.
He warned the students to refrain from the nonsense of LGTBQ and be a man of character and responsibility-integrity.
The school principal Joseph Musaa encouraged students to work hard and maintain their discipline. He noted that they were celebrating good performance milestone all because of hard work, devotion, discipline and everyone playing their roles accordingly.
“Don’t be a joker, remember that you came here alone and you will leave the same to go join the world which is waiting for you. Remember your parents are fully supporting you, yours is to work hard and pay them good results,” Musaa said.
He added that the school has been supporting the needy and bright students calling for well-wishers to donate to the kitty to make a difference in a boys life.
By Lydia Ngoolo
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