Learning disrupted as students, parents protest against school principal

Learning at Ngwelo Friends Secondary School in Webuye, Bungoma county, was disrupted on Tuesday morning after irate parents and students staged demonstrations to demand the transfer of the school's Principal.

The agitated parents, led by Samson Nyongesa, alleged that the principal was mismanaging the school.

"The principal has been mismanaging school funds, she is unfriendly to the parents, and incompetent since she was rejected in the previous school before being transferred here," Nyongesa noted.

He further called on the Ministry of Education to get views from board members before transferring or deploying teachers to schools.

"Let us put politics aside and focus on saving our school. We don't want cases of school managers whose track record is protest and not listening to parents' pleas. All stakeholders must be involved and ensure a long-lasting solution," he noted.

Another parent, Everlyne Wekesa, demanded to know how the remedial money they pay is used, yet learners are not being taught past 3 pm.

Students also lamented over the same, alleging that they no longer attend physics contests, remedial lessons, among other extracurricular activities, due to a lack of funds

Webuye West Sub County Director of Education James Thuma asked the learners to go back to school and remain calm as the education office intervenes to solve their grievances.

Assistant county commissioner Samson Busalire said nothing was destroyed during the protests.

"Let's continue being calm and peaceful as the education office sees how best they can solve the predicament raised," he noted.

Efforts to get a comment from the principal were futile.