Four schools closed as bandits stage yet another attack in the North Rift region
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Schools closed as bandits stage yet another attack in the North Rift region despite heightened security by the police and KDF
Schools closed as bandits stage yet another attack in the North Rift region despite heightened security by the police and KDF.
After the latest bandit raid in Turkana County on Friday, April 7, at least four schools have been closed.
According to county education officials, the schools will stay closed until the students’ safety is assured.
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chairman Jamleck Muturi while speaking at a meeting held in Lodwar town stressed that the safety of education stakeholders comes first.
“We will ensure that the schools are prepared, but the underlying issue of security must be dealt with once and for all so that this issue does not happen again,” Muturi assured.
Muturi added that members of the Kenya Defense Forces and National Police Service were already following the assailants who were interfering with academic progress in Turkana.
Headteachers who spoke at the meeting during the forced closure of the schools expressed their frustration.
The teachers lamented that the closure of the schools will grossly affect the student’s performance since the country was preparing for end-term exams.
“We have agreed that we are all going to work with the government to ensure that we turn around the performance of our schools despite the challenges,” the headteachers’ representative stated.
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The teachers told the TSC boss that some children lost their parents in the banditry attacks that also saw wanton destruction of property.
It was reported that bandits were targeting schools and pupils as soft spots in their attacks and cattle rustling.
Meanwhile, 2600 stolen goats were reportedly recovered in Turkana as ‘Operation Maliza Uhalifu North Rift’ continued in various parts of the County.
In another win in the fight against banditry, 28 cattle, and 24 goats were seized in Laikipia County.
This comes despite Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki commitment that the multi-agency team will remain in the region until attacks by bandits subside.
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