Administrator urges locals to help stop arson in schools
What you need to know:
- Mr Nyagwanga noted that it is up to the communities around public schools to aid in policing them and reporting any suspicious activity.
- He noted the big losses incurred by school administrations as well as parents during last term’s wave of unrest which left many school dormitories and other school property destroyed.
Parents and people living near schools have been asked to report suspicious activity to reduce schools fires.
Speaking in Majengo slums, Meru County Commissioner Wilfred Nyagwanga asked the public to guard schools from further arson.
“Today we have opened schools and you know the fracas that was witnessed last term. Let the people living near our schools guard our public schools,” he said.
Mr Nyagwanga noted that it is up to the communities around public schools to aid in policing them and reporting any suspicious activity.
He noted the big losses incurred by school administrations as well as parents during last term’s wave of unrest which left many school dormitories and other school property destroyed.
“Let us pray for peace in our schools during this term when our children will be sitting for national examinations so that they can record better results,” Mr Nyagwanga said.
