Aspiring Dandora MP, Urges President Ruto To Enforce 100% School Transition To Carb Fight Drugs

By Bruno Aero Family Media Staff Writer & Education Attache 

Tool in the Box With full Package The Aspiring MP for Dandora North and Educationist Prof, Dorcas Mwigereri promotes under previlegded Dandora student Who Shines for KCSE 2025 Top Student, Mr Aggrey Mnandi

Prof, Dorcas  Urges 100% School Transition to Curb Drugs and Crime

A Dandora-born leader and aspiring Member of Parliament Prof, Dorcas Mwigereri has called for urgent government intervention to ensure 100 per cent transition of learners to secondary school, warning that failure to keep children in school will undermine the fight against drugs and crime in informal settlements.as the environ termed for criminal bed rock,

Speaking during the brief at Dandora  Secondary School joined by BOG and stalkholders with community in the event to honour a top-performing student Mr Aggrey Mnandi 

Prof, Dorcas Mwigereri said education remains the most effective tool to change the narrative surrounding Dandora and other marginalised neighbourhoods.

Mwigereri, who was born and raised in Dandora Phase Four, said the area is often portrayed negatively despite having talented and hardworking young people who only lack adequate support and resources.

“For a very long time, we have had so much bad news about Dandora out there,as the bed path of hardcore criminals and Drug peddling region  and I feel it is my responsibility to show people that this is not what our community is all about,” she said.

The aspiring lawmaker was attending the event to recognise  and embrace Mr Aggrey Mnandi, a student at Dandora Secondary School who attained an A-minus in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) while studying in a day school is an achievement

 Prof, Mwigereri described as exceptional given the challenges faced by learners in the area.

“Getting an A-minus in a day school is not easy. After classes, these students go home, fend for themselves, and often lack time and space to revise. It takes immense sacrifice to reach that level,” she noted.

Prof, Mwigereri said the recognition was not only meant to celebrate academic excellence but also to motivate other children in the community to resist the lure of drugs, crime, and hopelessness.

She expressed concern over rising drug and substance abuse among children as young as nine years old, saying the problem remains widespread in Dandora and similar neighbourhoods.

“We want young people to understand that where you come from does not define your destiny. A child in Dandora is no different from a child in Karen or Lavingtonthe only difference is access to resources,” she said.

On education policy, Prof Mwigereri made a direct appeal to President William Ruto to enforce a 100 per cent transition to secondary school, arguing that many children are currently out of school due to poverty and the harsh economic climate.

“Mr President, if these kids do not go to school, the fight against drugs and crime will be a futile one. Parents want their children to learn, but many simply cannot afford school fees,” she said, 

Adding that the cases highlighted by the media only scratch the surface of the crisis.

She welcomed government youth empowerment initiatives such as the Nyota programme but insisted that education must remain the top priority.

“We cannot win these battles if children stay at home. Tafadhali, please make school transition an urgent national priority,” she said.

Prof Mwigereri also congratulate the principle head of school Mr Eustus Thiongo and staffs who played in a major roll for the success,

 Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), acknowledging widespread challenges arising from inadequate preparation of parents, teachers, and institutions. She urged the Ministry of Education to urgently address gaps in teachers training and infrastructure, while also planning ahead for the transition of CBC learners to universities.

“As we try to fix what is happening at the secondary level, we must also think about what will happen when these learners reach universities, so that the confusion we are seeing now is not repeated,” she said.

Declaring her intention to vie for the Barkhase Dandora North parliamentary seat Prof, Mwigereri said her leadership focus will centre on improving education standards, youth empowerment, and economic opportunities for women and young people.

“I am here to serve this community as its child and as someone who aspires to lead. With or without a seat, there is always something we can do for our people,” she said

She added that quality of education at Dandora Secondary School remains the strongest equaliser and fire nearby National Schools compared to Alliances Maseno & Starehe whom they will now meet to share same skills from throwers to reknowed dump sites of (DANDORA) Prof Dorcas  pledged to work closely with youth and women’s groups to develop sustainable economic empowerment programmes in the constituency. She "Quote as Hon Ndindi Nyoro as his roll model and Menter for (Kiharu Elimu Bora)