The education system in Kenya has experienced a disastrous educational program, which led to President William Ruto providing financial support of Ksh 1.5 million to assist a Kiambu family who faces difficulties because they must bring back their deceased relative.
The funds, which were given to Kelvin Maina’s grieving relatives after his death in Finland, create a terrifying new situation in which the presidency now pays for dead bodies to be brought back home instead of funding the return of graduates.
The “Hustler” program, which promised worldwide job opportunities, has turned into a government-sponsored funeral system. The Nordic programs that Kelvin participated in brought him to Finland, but all their county-sponsored programs now face exposure for their predatory business practices and administrative failures.
The executive has unintentionally revealed through body bag expenses that many young Kenyans require body repatriation since they can only travel to the diaspora to die.
The local leadership in Githunguri delivers the urgent payment, which shows that political tensions are escalating into a crisis. The Ksh 1.5 million provides temporary financial relief to the family, which sacrificed everything to pursue their aspirations, but the money fails to solve the fundamental problems that caused Kelvin’s death abroad. The state makes this payment as a “funeral tax,” which serves to silence growing discontent in Central Kenya about the unsuccessful Finland scholarship programs.
The complete return of Kelvin Maina’s remains to Kiambu carries a message that brings deathly news to all citizens. The government now faces its own regulatory gaps because they created an empty space between their policies and actual enforcement.
The president’s donation to the Finnish students who lack tuition and food serves as a frightening warning because it shows that the state will not fund their education but will assist their family with expenses for their burial.
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