A majority of Kenyans oppose proposals to scrap boarding schools or add more school breaks as a way to curb student-led fires. Instead, many respondents back improved dialogue and stronger accountability for those found responsible. A new survey by TIFA Research found that improving dialogue and conflict resolution between students, teachers, and parents ranked as the most preferred intervention, with 36% of respondents supporting it. Harsher punishment for students deemed responsible for starting fires came in second, attracting 23% support. Together, the two proposals accounted for 59% of all responses, making them the most widely backed among the 33 measures presented in the survey. Only 13% of respondents supported eliminating boarding schools as a measure to reduce fires. Nine percent instead backed increasing funding for food, activities, and equipment in schools. Providing counselling services had support from 3% of respondents, while 2% called for tighter supervision and security. Another 2% said schools should limit student numbers, and 1% urged the government to reduce academic workload and pressure. A separate 1% supported increasing government or Ministry of Education oversight. Only 1% also backed allowing more rest and school breaks, while another 1% favored civic, moral, and spiritual education and support. The findings come against the backdrop of a wave of scho...
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