Nyamira County Chamber of Commerce Chairman James Nyakangi has cautioned learners against drinking and smoking because they interfere with their health and education.
“I urge the youth to give priority to their health and education instead indulging in sex and early marriages which heap huge burdens on them.
He advised patents to live exemplary lives to be emulated by their children in order to nurture them and grow into responsible citizens.
The chairman expressed satisfaction about bar owners in the county who obeyed the government’s orders to locate pub business away from schools asking the residents to report to the police anyone operating bar business near any learning institution.
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Addressing the public in Nyamira town, the chairman told bar owners not to allow anybody under 18 years to enter their premises because it is against the law.
The chairman castigated some teachers who lure the youth into bars during weekends under the pretext of watching football and finally ended up buying them beer.
He appealed to the Ministry of Education to introduce uniforms for teachers to enable the public to identify them easily.
He added that teachers are civil servants like the policemen and nurses who wear uniforms and wondered why there is no law directing teachers to put on uniforms.
By Enock Okong’o
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