Garissa students protest school 'land grab'
Police officers seek to calm down Garissa High School students who marched to the governor's office on May 2, 2018 to protest alleged grabbing of their learning facility's land by a private developer. PHOTO | ABDIMALIK HAJIR | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Students caused a traffic snarl-up on the Mwingi-Garissa highway.
- The county commissioner has addressed the angry students.
- The students have vowed to continue with protests until school fence is put up again.
Hundreds of Garissa High School students on Wednesday took to the streets to protest alleged grabbing of their institution’s land.
The angry students destroyed stalls that had been erected in the school before marching to the county headquarters where they were addressed by the county commissioner.
The students caused a traffic snarl-up on the Mwingi-Garissa highway as they marched to the governor’s office, which also houses the regional and county administrators.
The students claimed that during the school holiday, a private developer pulled down the school’s fence and started building stalls.
They vowed to continue with the protests until the school fence is re-erected.
