Prof Magoha, bring a sane conclusion to the sex education debate

Education CS Prof George Magoha.

Let me start by congratulating you for your recent appointment as Cabinet Secretary, Education. I am sure you have already figured out that Kenyans have very high expectations and hope that you will work some much-needed magic in the education sector.

I am hoping that you will use your medical knowledge and background to bring some sane conclusion to the debate on sex education in this country. As you know, there is a large constituency of escapist moralists and puritanists who think that our teens need not engage with any form of sex education lest they become wayward, frisky adults. Last time I checked, Kenyans have been having sex even without the ‘big bad” sex education. These folks have stalled our progress and now we are lagging behind other countries who have decided to stop escaping and instead tackle the problem head on. I am hopeful that your no-nonsense approach to issues will bring sanity to this debate.