DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 15 -- WE must reach a point, where we all know that education is not a favour; it is a right, and today that right is being placed squarely within reach of every family.

With government-funded, free basic education till one reaches Advanced-level now available, parents and guardians hold the decisive key: Ensuring that every child of school-going age is enrolled, attends regularly and stays in school.

This call is not abstract. It is practical, urgent and rooted in the future we want for our communities. The government is strategised to make sure that no child will be turned away. Physical disability is not a barrier. Poverty is not a sentence.

Gender, ethnicity, religion, or family background will not determine who...