The Mountain Journal
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has expressed the need for a national reflection that can be achieved if the leaders listened to the public and acted on their needs.
The government, he regretted, had failed to respond to many of the issues from the public and instead moved to allow the construction of an Ebola Quarantine and Control Centre in Nanyuki.
Speaking during the Kiharu Masomo Bora Students Career Fair 2026 at Mugoiri Mixed Day Secondary School in Kahuro Sub-county, he Nyoro said the nation must encourage a culture where students, teachers, leaders and citizens listen to one another rather than merely talking.
The MP noted that several schools across the country have been affected by strikes and unrest, especially boarding schools, raising concerns about the direction the country is taking.
The strike should not be dismissed as isolated cases but should instead prompt a national conversation about the values being passed on to young people.
“What we are seeing in our schools is communicating something about the values we have as Kenyans. Even as we take measures to stop these incidents, we must ask ourselves what lessons we are learning from this pattern,” he said.
Nyoro observed that school strikes and cases of arson have become a recurring trend, particularly during the second term, suggesting there are underlying issues that need to be addressed.
He said Kenya needs a strong and shared national value system capable of guiding young people and strengthening unity across the country.
“Politics has become so dominant in our personal lives, our communal lives and our social lives that we are departing from being Kenyans and even from being human beings. We are becoming reactive every time instead of taking time to listen and understand one another,” he said.
On the proposed Ebola facility, Nyoro claimed that Kenyans are opposed to the plan saying the government should prioritize the views of citizens and listen carefully to public concerns.
“Leaders must remain responsive to the people who elected them and ensure that major decisions affecting the country are made with public participation and transparency, ” he said.
The government should pay attention to the concerns being raised by Kenyans, saying national leadership should be guided by the interests and welfare of citizens.
He called on parents, teachers, religious leaders and other stakeholders to work together in rebuilding values such as respect, responsibility, discipline and dialogue among young people.