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16 High School Students Arrested Over Chaos in Narok Amid Principal Transfer Controversy

16 High School Students Arrested Over Chaos in Narok Amid Principal Transfer Controversy

Sixteen students from Narok High School were apprehended on charges of orchestrating a riot in protest of the continued presence of the school principal, David Kirui, following his transfer.

The students, dissatisfied with Kirui’s tenure, engaged in a disruptive demonstration, hurling stones at pedestrians, motorbikes, and vehicles in Narok town.

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Narok Town Assistant County Commissioner (ACC) Ali Shakur reported that the unrest resulted in significant damage to vehicles within the town center.

Subsequently, the ACC, along with the security team, School Board of Management, and education officers, convened for a closed-door meeting to address the situation.

The resolution dictated that the students involved in the riot would be sent home, while others would continue their regular school activities.

As part of the resolution, the School Board of Management was tasked with assessing the overall damage caused during the unrest. The County Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Director was assigned the responsibility of addressing succession matters appropriately.

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The arrested students are scheduled to appear in a Narok Court, where they will face charges related to vandalism.

Despite boasting top-notch infrastructure, Narok High School has consistently underperformed in national examinations. In the previous year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, the school, deemed a prominent institution in the county, had 334 candidates with a mean score of 5.39.

Surprisingly, emerging schools like Nkarretta Secondary School and Moi Naikarra outperformed Narok High School, achieving mean scores of 8.5 and 8.2, respectively.

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16 High School Students Arrested Over Chaos in Narok Amid Principal Transfer Controversy

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