Members of CitizenGO Africa, a Catholic activist organization, are calling on Kenya’s minister of education to revoke the new Christian Religious Education (CRE) Book Four, third edition published by the Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB), which they say has content that promote the use of contraceptives and other population control methods.
In a Tuesday, August 19 petition, citizenGo Campaigns Director for Africa and the United Nations, Ann Kioko, says that the textbook targeting Kenyan secondary schools is already raising alarms across the East African nation because “it steps far beyond its purpose.”
“We are shocked to learn that a Kenyan school CRE textbook promotes contraception and population control methods to teenagers,” Ms. Kioko says in the petition and explains, “Instead of focusing on biblical values, this book digs into ‘responsible parenthood’ in a deeply troubling way.”
The textbook , the Kenyan Catholic activist goes on “defines contraception; lists natural and artificial methods; and it includes illustrations of condoms and hormone injections.”
She further explains that the content in the book is presented under the disguise of “population control,” adding that Civil society groups, religious leaders, and thousands of parents are outraged with the content therein.
