By Wasike Elvis
Over 800 Arnesen’s Boys High school students held peaceful demonstrations last night calling for the removal of their principal over inefficiency.
The boys, who were dressed in their full school uniform, walked for 40 kilometers to the Ainabkoi sub county office to air their grievances.
Speaking to the press, they accused their principal of shortage of teachers, no access to the school library, insufficient toilets and lack of water among others.
“Today we have decided to walk for 40 kilometers, we want our principal removed since he has failed in his mandate, as we are talking we don’t have teachers, toilets, dining hall, and even water,” said one of the students.
“We have tried to reach out to him but he has always ignored us, we are calling on the Teachers Service Commission to post another principal with immediate effect,” another one added.
Ainabkoi Sub County Commissioner Charles Laboso promised to look into the matter with immediate effect.
“We received students from Arnesen’s Boys High School who had trekked for 40 kilometers who were complaining they have issues with toilets, food rationing, lack of teaching staff and facilities such as the library. We have sat down with them and promised to look at ways of solving it for them to continue with their education,” he said.
The school BoM Chair, Rev David Ng’ang’a, promised to ensure that the issues are resolved for normalcy to prevail.
“Most of the issues they have raised can be addressed and we will do it. As a board, we want to apologize to parents and students but we promise to make things right. We want to thank the students for keeping peace throughout their demonstration,” Rev. Ng’ang’a said.
