The education fraternity in West Pokot County is mourning Stanley Pilakan, the principal of Holy Cross Boys Secondary School in Kacheliba, who has died.
Mr Pilakan reportedly died at Tophill Hospital in Eldoret, where he had been receiving treatment after battling diabetes for several years, according to his longtime friend, High Court Judge Linus Poghon Kassan.
Justice Kassan, who chairs the Holy Cross School Board, said the death was particularly painful because the two studied together at Nasokol Primary School as children. Their paths later converged again at Holy Cross, where Justice Kassan serves as board chairman and Mr Pilakan was the principal.
Mr Pilakan began his career as a Chemistry and Biology teacher before rising to become principal of Holy Cross Boys Secondary School. As principal, he oversaw academic programmes, school administration, discipline and learner development, working with teachers and other stakeholders.
Under his leadership, the school has continued to post encouraging results in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, strengthening its standing as a centre of learning in Kacheliba and the wider West Pokot region.
Justice Kassan confirmed that Mr Pilakan had been living with diabetes for years before his death at Tophill Hospital.
His passing leaves a void among teachers, learners, parents, former students and colleagues who worked with him over the years.
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