Kenya atheists seek ban on school prayer days
The group says the prayer days are in contravention to students’ rights.
The association of atheists in Kenya has written to the education ministry seeking a ban on prayer days in public schools ahead of national examinations.
The group says the prayer days are in contravention to students’ rights.
Public schools have a tradition of organising for prayer days before students sit for national examinations.
Schools have this week called parents to join in the tradition to pray for a smooth examination period.
“Most Kenyans have gone through a public education system where organised, mandatory observance of religious practice was a must,” the atheist association wrote in part.
The group says children should be left to make their own unbiased decisions about religion.
