Protest as parents at Kamuoni Boys demand principal’s transfer over Ksh20,000 fee
Protest as parents at Kamuoni Boys demand principal's transfer over Ksh20,000 fee
Parents at Kamuoni Boys High School have taken to the streets in protest, demanding the immediate transfer of the school principal and rejecting a mandatory Ksh20,000 restoration fee imposed on all students.
The school’s administration and Board of Management introduced the levy to fund repairs after a devastating eight-night student riot tore through the institution on May 12, causing damage they estimate at Ksh23 million.
The unrest left a dormitory torched, furniture burnt, office windows shattered, and the school kitchen, along with several other key structures, severely damaged.
Following the destruction, the school was closed indefinitely, with all students sent home as the administration worked to assess the full extent of the damage and chart a path for reopening.
However, parents are not buying the numbers, questioning the transparency of the levy and arguing that total collections from all students could not reach the Ksh23 million as quoted by the school.
“We are being forced to pay Ksh20,000 each, yet the school has not clearly explained how the money will be used,” stated one parent.
Another one added, “Even if all parents contribute the total amount, we do not know how the school arrived at those figures. We feel the process lacks transparency, and parents deserve a full breakdown before being asked to shoulder such a huge burden.”
Scores of angry parents gathered outside the school gates, chanting slogans and demanding answers, insisting their children would not return to class until the administration addressed their concerns openly and honestly.
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The Ksh20,000 fee was not the only issue, as parents also came bearing a long list of other grievances they claim have gone unaddressed by the school for far too long.
Among those complaints were poor living conditions for students, questionable extra charges regularly imposed on learners, a worrying decline in academic performance, and a serious deterioration in student discipline.
Many parents say the student strikes were a predictable outcome of deep-seated frustrations that school management had repeatedly failed to acknowledge or address.
They are now pushing for the principal’s removal, insisting that the school needs new leadership to restore calm, rebuild trust with parents, and reverse what they describe as years of decline.
Makueni County leaders have appealed for calm and dialogue, saying the county has seen more than 5 schools shut down over strikes since schools reopened for the second term.
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