Hanifa warns heavy price will be paid after exposing failures in Kenyan schools
By Charles Ouma, February 5, 2026Hanifa Adan has cautioned that Kenya will pay a heavy price for neglecting its children amid the many challenges facing the country.
She opined that children in the country are facing unprecedented times, having been failed by key institutions that should support their success.
The activist listed challenges facing the healthcare system in the country, as well as those in the education sector, as evidence of how children have been failed.
According to her children have had similar experiences at homes that should be a haven of safety and support.
“We have failed our children in schools in hospitals…We will pay a very heavy price for this, I swear!” she added.
What informed Hanifa’s conclusion
She arrived at the conclusion that the country hates her children, based on her observation.
“I will say this again and again. This country HATES ABHORS AND DISDAINS its children,” Hanifa wrote in a post on X on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Hanifa, who shot to prominence at the height of the protests that rocked the country in June 2024, has remained firm in her journey of activism.
On the streets as well as online, Hanifa shaped national conversations, addressing key issues of concerns
The period following the protests was characterised by abductions, which saw activists blame the government, and once again, she made her stand on the same known.
By adding her voice to national conversations and criticising the government, she has created a space in Kenya’s activism.
Hanifa takes on Wajir governor over fine sand schools remarks
She recently called out Wajir for saying, among other things, that schools in the region do not need pavements as the region already has fine sands that cater for school pathways.
While responding to Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi on Friday, January 23, 2026, the activist dared him to verify his remarks.
“Huyu asifanye tufungue files za Wajir haha”, she posted.
The governor was heard on camera downplaying concerns that schools in the region are worrying compared to other parts of the country.
Loosely translated to “Don’t make us open Wajir files”.
“We don’t need to pave our schools, our sand is fine”, Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi said in response to Rigathi Gachagua who claimed that underdevelopment in Northern Kenya is a result of poor leadership and corruption.