Meria
Elder Lister
Over 400 students from Pemwai Girls Secondary School in Baringo Central Sub County are currently on strike after a Form Two student died on Sunday morning.
The deceased, who hails from Mosoriot town, Nandi County, is alleged to have succumbed after frequent nose bleeds while at school.
According to reports, the girls were protesting against the school administration, accusing the school management of laxity as the student had been sick at school for a while.
A section of the students who did not want to be named told the media that the principal, Lorna Tuitoek has denied the girl access to specialised medical care.
“Despite teachers trying to get the girl get better medication elsewhere, the principal refused all efforts,” some students said.
The girls had to trek a five-kilometre journey through Tereben and Chebartikon forest risking their lives as they demanded justice for the girl.
After setting foot at Kabarnet town, they screamed and wailed as they enjoined to be addressed by the county director of education.
Police in Kabarnet were deployed to suppress the situation and they managed to contain the students at Kabarnet Stadium in the cold.
Sources also revealed that the school nurse has been reportedly offering poor services to the girls and now learning remains paralyzed in the institution
On Sunday meanwhile students from Sabor (Mixed) Secondary School also walked out of school protesting lack of basic resources such as water in the school.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The deceased, who hails from Mosoriot town, Nandi County, is alleged to have succumbed after frequent nose bleeds while at school.
According to reports, the girls were protesting against the school administration, accusing the school management of laxity as the student had been sick at school for a while.
A section of the students who did not want to be named told the media that the principal, Lorna Tuitoek has denied the girl access to specialised medical care.
“Despite teachers trying to get the girl get better medication elsewhere, the principal refused all efforts,” some students said.
The girls had to trek a five-kilometre journey through Tereben and Chebartikon forest risking their lives as they demanded justice for the girl.
After setting foot at Kabarnet town, they screamed and wailed as they enjoined to be addressed by the county director of education.
Police in Kabarnet were deployed to suppress the situation and they managed to contain the students at Kabarnet Stadium in the cold.
Sources also revealed that the school nurse has been reportedly offering poor services to the girls and now learning remains paralyzed in the institution
On Sunday meanwhile students from Sabor (Mixed) Secondary School also walked out of school protesting lack of basic resources such as water in the school.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
