Chief Forcefully Sell Man’s Sheep To Take his Girl To School
The security team in Narok South Sub County was forced to sell eight sheep belonging to Mzee Ole Kariankei in order for his 15-year-old daughter to attend secondary school.
This comes after the girl’s father refused to transport her to Lamek Namyak Secondary School, where she had been admitted after scoring 244 points in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam at Lengina Primary School last year.
According to the area’s Deputy County Commissioner Felix Kisalu, they received credible information that the old man, despite owning many sheep and goats, was planning a secret marriage with the girl.
He had planned to marry off the girl before, but she had been saved from marriage by the area chief when she was in class five and again when she was in class six.
Kisalu warned parents who did not send their children to school of dire consequences, reiterating that he had instructed chiefs and village elders to ensure complete transition in their areas.
“We will conduct such operations in several homes where parents will not take their children to school until we achieve 100 per cent transition,” said Kisalu.
Olkirriainie area Chief Tipila Ole Narainkaik, who led the village elders in gathering the sheep and transporting them to Ewaso Ngiro market, said the old man was one of the wealthiest people in the area but was hesitant to educate his daughters.
He recalled how he struggled to keep the girl in school, revealing that her father had arranged for her secret marriage when she was in classes five and six.
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“We have struggled ensuring that this young girl remains in school despite the challenges she faces at her home. I want to assure you that I will hold her hands until she completes her tertiary education,” said the chief.
The girl’s mother was beaming as she expressed her desire to see her daughter finish her education before being married.
She stated that she had been shopping for her daughter with her meager savings and was hopeful that the security team’s initiative would allow her to finish school.
Chief Forcefully Sell Man’s Sheep To Take his Girl To School