On Sunday, another girls school, St Monica was reportedly closed indefinitely after the students went on a rampage over their dissatisfaction with the current principal of the school.
According to reports, St Monica Girls High School in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia county was closed after students went on strike with violent protests within the school demanding that their principal be transferred with immediate effect.
Reports from the school further indicate that the students claim that the principal is mismanaging the school resources, causing tension and destruction of property by the girls in the school.
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The School Principal, Grace Onyango Ataro was unreachable for the events happening in the school but videos from the school show messages on whiteboards by students who wrote messages of dissatisfaction.
This comes amid several tension within several schools across the country with others going as far as committing arson, events that have seen several schools go up in flames over students’ actions.
The closure of St Monica comes days after Dagoretti High School was also closed indefinitely after violent attacks between students erupted that saw several students hospitalised due to injuries sustained from the protests.
In less than a week ago, on Tuesday, September 17, Kabete Polytechnic’s Chief Principal Patrick Muchemi released a letter ordering all students to vacate the school premises after chaos erupted at the institution over introduction of exam fees on top of normal tuition.
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Despite the tension in various schools, the Ministry of Education is yet to issue a statement on the latest events that have seen several schools closed indefinitely over students unrest.