Atheist in Kenya (AIK) association has offered a reward to students who performed poorly in Kenya Certificate of secondary (KCSE) 2107 in the religious studies test.
The association, which believes in science rather than God posted on their Twitter account and on their website urging any student who scored an E in religious studies to apply for the cash prize of Ksh 10 000.
We are offering a token of KShs 10,000/= to students who SCORED GRADE E in religious studies (CRE/ HRE/ HRE) in the just concluded KCSE (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education)!
Click here to APPLY! >>> https://t.co/5tRoiBgxEl
TAG a KCSE student that you know!!! pic.twitter.com/2u5UV7TLV2— Atheists In Kenya (@AtheistsInKenya) December 26, 2017
AIK is known for their controversial posts including their latest drama when they engaged members of the popular Facebook page Kilimani mums in talks about blasphemy.
“We are offering a token of Ksh 10,000 to top two students who scored Grade E in religious studies ( CRE, HRE, IRE) in the just concluded KCSE 2017 examinations,” read part of the post on their website.
The group has also called upon the government to remove religious studies from today’s curriculum. “We once again call on Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to heed our calls and abolish CRE, IRE, and HRE from our curriculum and institute requisite reforms in religious reforms in Kenya,” read another part.
AIK, lead by its president Harrison Mumia, aims at making as many people as possible to understand religion well before blindly following it.
Here are thoughts of some who saw AIK’s offer;
Yes! Beautiful idea!— Robert Wisetrit (@RWisetrit) December 26, 2017
This looks to me like looking for relevance, yet again???? https://t.co/tHyAlTQWmv— Linda Agola (@AgolaLinda) December 26, 2017
I would have taken them serious if they rewarded all those who didn't do Religious studies. https://t.co/qskRNYgJTR— Nutty By Nature. (@Am_Charlie) December 26, 2017
If you don't believe in God, just do that. This is ridiculous. https://t.co/M4jD2YhaYz
— Ngunza Kutu ???????? (@kithembe) December 26, 2017
and that's what's wrong with our education system— Lishniy Chelovek (@botyliciouss) December 26, 2017
sometimes i wonder why they spend lots of energy -and now money -fighting something they don't even believe in— kariuki ? (@kariukitn) December 26, 2017
This is the level of petty I aspire to be. ???????? https://t.co/wZpRH2jXi5— Yoda. (@Ninanyce) December 26, 2017
they should just have rewarded those of us who dropped RE at form 1— Jems (@TheMachira) December 26, 2017
