Julie Gichuru’s Comment on The Shameful Tear-gassing Of Children Ignites a Fierce War On Social Media.This Is What She Said

Julie Gichuru chipped in her thought regarding the despicable action by the police for tear-gassing pupils at Langata Primary School which surprisingly ignited a fierce war of words on social media.

Following the heartbreaking incident in Langata Primary, Julie Gichuru recommended a complete overhaul of national values.

“There are so many disturbing aspects to ‪#‎OccupyPlayground in Langata yesterday. We need a complete overhaul of ‪#‎NationalValues. Children have a voice, a right to be heard. We teach children violence is a better option & abandon the vulnerable. We shall reap what we sow.It is my prayer that #NationalValues must take centre stage alongside major projects if we are to build a nation we can all be proud of. Have a thoughtful day good people. Blessings” wrote Julie on her Facebook page.

Julie’s sentiment however caused condemnation and applause on Facebook. Below are some of the comments posted after her sentiment:

Robert Karioki: i don’t understand -are u supporting the children demonstrating at the same time condemning them or the police for the violence?

Dennis Mukanda: It is illegal for any person to incite the public into an event resulting in the breach of peace.

Mumira Benso: you choose to see the glass half empty while i see it half full

Monica Wanjiku: Couldn’t agree more, Julie.

Mung’eetha David: Sometimes violence seem to be the only option remaining however detestable it is. Evrybody is talking about this school now. It is visible and the problem will probably be solved. Before nobody cared.

Millie Waithera Wangechi: Wen we were that age dint know how to demonstrate…..were they the right people to go to the street!aint support in the crazy act by our policemen wangu anekua hapo ati anasema bado mapambano angeniona

Justin Biketi: I agree as a nation we have erred, we have lost tact, we don’t have role models at all, where did the rain start beating us?? where?

Mumira Benson: we need to rebuilt our ethics from the top

Justin Biketi Mumira Benson: true very true ,we have to do this like yesterday! our future is bleak if the crop leaders we have apparently are to emulate , we need to start caring

Robert Ouko: Those kids were taught one of the best lessons in life outside their classrooms.Infact i tend to think that was the only way of teaching children to stand up for their rights and fight for what they know is right.Demonstrating is the only way people can show their anger so i know the kids will grow up fighting for their rights.I dont agree that they were taught to be violent.

Reubenson Gakahu: Those kids deserved that!!!!

Kiura Kabiri: Patriotism lacks in us, Truism to our State, that Honesty to motherland is not there. We say the opposite we mean, if we say we fight corruption we mean we condone it amongst our crooked clicks. We let it thrive amongst ourselves claiming ‘this is Kenya’ yet we are quick to condemn it in others!!!

Until we all learn the pains in our Freedom and Sovereignty that is when National Values will have been engraved and entrenched in us. Otherwise we will be fighting divided quotas till finally we crumble and in an eternal thud all fall.

Obara Omare: Jullie well said, as a parent my heart shattered when I saw kids push a wall n in the event the unexpected happened, Secondly I wonder, can’t Kenyans tlk??

David Zepeda Damian: Shut up! You tribalistic journalist..who doesnt thnk beyond her nose

Sandy Rienye: Surely whr is d tribal aspect..?

Rose Thuku: haters are healthy, keep on

Samson Willy Ogando: Any corrupt individual including looters of parastatals n public coffers should b condemned in the same breath as land grabbers.

James Shilachilu: Lost our moral values

Rose Thuku: For once someone shares my thoughts, ukipanda mbegu,tarajia mazao

Sam Ngugi: The kids have a voice but i dont think showing kids that demonstrations is the only way to solve problems is the way to go,just as much as the pokice are being held accountable for going over board,i tend to think the head teacher and teachers who encouraged the kids to demonstrate should also be held accountable. Their are many ways to kill a rat so explore other options its not only about strikes and demonstrations,we have to grow as a nation and move from this.

Wilfred Obonyo: If authority fails to listen what do we do???#Okwabisecho

Aron Kipyegon: that unfair& bad message to the all world.

Otienokemboikamau Onyangomutaijoseph: I don’t have kids yet, but if this is the society I’m going to bring my kids to! Be it, I’m keeping my paths on tighter than ever….

David Murimi: Amazing how much we grew up disenfranchised of basic rights, that when our kids actually show us the way we condemn them.This generation, born after 2012 are a generation of freethinkers. I’m highly proud of them.

Roza Atieno: And so what are these national values that kids violated yesterday

Nene Muthuri: My thoughts exactly. I still believe there was a better way to handle this situation than teach children violence.

Alfred Omwando: No amount of explanation can justify the act of our police officers towards the innocent kids. one stops to wonder whether those policemen have kids in this world. Equally, it is not right for the management of the school to use kids to demolish the erected war. Whoever is responsible in both parties should be brought into the books of justice. What values are we teaching our children? What morals are they learning from us? What kind of society are we building for tomorrow?

Nyakwar Adui: I wish u watched Ntv last night, it was break time the pupils left class 2 go n play in their play ground which had bn grabbed when they found the gate closed they started banging it, what followed was teargas b4 even they brought the fence down. What were u xpcting them 2 do? Where did u want them 2 go n play? If the lands belongs 2 the school as hv bn confirmed what was the police doing there with the dogs while the pupils were arriving at the sch? Whose property were they protecting n against who?

Stephen Kamau: This is a true reflection of how we are as parents.We teach our children to do battles for us.Look at our leaders both in Parliament and county assembly.Are we really role models to our kids? Insults, insults in public rallies and funerals, even our President isn’t spared.Let us reason together, see where we failed and make the necessary amends before it’s too late.Come on Kenyans.

Gathuru Nick: Though i don’t side with what the police did, school children should have been busy in class. I also blame the Head teacher for allowing children to be used in this kind of demonstration. Parents took their children to school to learn but not to demonstrate

Josh Chokz: Hope grabbing the play ground is not one of the so called national values!!!

Collins Dé Kayubs: National values indeed. We should have talked about national values before this land was grabbed. The children had every right to demonstrate because it was their playing ground that was grabbed.

Josh Chokz: Standing up for your rights is definitely a national value.

Josh Chokz: Tear gassing little school children is not a national value!

Victor Mumbo: so instead of bashing the land grabber we are here bashing the kids…i thought you knew better…

Mohamad Seif: why dont you do a report on children ,what they think about the country they live in ,get there views anf ideas of how they would like to see there country at..

Peter Muigua: Lets get facts those kids were not demostrating that was rioting. The govt had already declared that land belonged to the school so why put the lives of those kids in what wud have happened if that wall fell on those kids .I beliv that sumone jus wanted to gain sum mileage. teachers n those who led those kids shud b charged together with those police . looters properties shud b confiscated n auctioned

Vincent Omondi: Now it’s the kids??? Not the ArapMashambas??? This grabbing story has been going on for the week and a half, whatever the kids and the activists did yesterday lead to the action that have taken today, without whatever drama that went down yesterday that playground like many others would have been gone…. Leave the kids alone, blame the ArapMashambas.

Maurice Ngulu: Cant believe we got grown up here blaming the pupils.this thing been going on for some time boss.imagn jirani akuje kwako kukupiga.would you expect your chieldren to sit and wait till you are done with by the neighbour?its the same scenario here.They were defending what is rightfully theirs!!!I now understand how some of us find themselves in dead beat.very stupid!!!!Those are the leaders of tommorrow after we are gone.Every thing else can go to the wind but let them be protected(children).I wont ever understand how a trained police officer deploys a teargas canister on pupils surely.A TRAINED POLICE OFFICER!!!!SIO KANJUUU!!!

Omwami Igwe Webunyole Channie: u are openly supporting land grabbers! If thieves come to your house when you are with your husband and kids and then the thieves harm your kids, will you be blamed for using your kids!

Benson Chemase: neither national values, the police nor the pupils was the problem here the main problem were the so called activists who liks activism physicaly in camera bt there mind are far from the reality,thats where the overhaul issue shd b focused on, people condem police bt my question is what if that wall fell on those kids what cd have hapened? between th risk of wall colapsing on them n teargas to save their lives which one is beter? its unfortunate we lik criticising for the sake of doing jst lik activists themselves

Edwin Odhiambo Ondu: We’re teaching our children that grabbing land is ok and speaking out will be met with violence. Let’s decide as a country what we want our children to learn from us.

Pauline Macharia: Sending kids to demolish wall is cruel n exposes them to violence. But TEARGASING our children is not an OPTION! A few ppl must take responsibility. . We must stand for the children