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Malala is right to radicalise children against bad governance

Nalondo special School performing a cultural Dance titled Elaputopu during the National Drama and Film Festival Gala at Melvin Jones Academy in Nakuru on April 15,2025.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Last week, Nakuru played host to this year’s drama festival. The usual norm and routine that comes with such festival was, however, disrupted. An unexpected layer of drama arrested the nation’s attention; but it was real and serious. The play ‘Echoes of war’ by Butere Girls High School was rudely disrupted.

Opinions continue to be shared with various contributors advancing arguments that align with their interests. For lawyers, opinion is predictably divided; with some supporting the ban while others criticising and condemning it. It is in fact a subject of litigation. For politicians the contours of division have predictably played out. The government-allied faction sees no wrong in the State’s response, while the opposing faction has sustained its condemnation. Members of the public have not been left out of the debate either.

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