Ingotse Boys Closed Indefinitely After Chaos

Ingotse Boys Secondary in Navakholo Subcounty, Kakamega County, closed down immediately after unrest by students who burned down their library.

According to the Kakamega County Director of Education, Mr. Stephen Abere, the students were told to leave the school immediately until further notice that will be communicated later.

Speakingin Kakamega, the director said until now they have not established the cause of violence that resulted in burning down the school library, urging parents to stay calm as the authorities intensify their investigations.

“We are yet to establish the cause of unrest and fire at the school, but investigations are going on well to determine the. cause,” Mr. Stephen Abere said

The director alleged that a group of students may have had some differences with the school administration, which led to setting fire to their library on Wednesday evening.

He revealed that the fire outbreak has cost damage where an unknown value of properties was destroyed, urging residents and parents to remain calm as the situation is determined.

The suspected arson incident at Ingotse Boys Secondary has led to 520 students being sent home until the matter has been resolved, where the form four students will face challenges as they prepare for the October KCSE exams.

“We cannot tell the value of properties destroyed, but together with the authorities, we will find out,” Abere affirmed.

School administration led by the principal has refused to speak to the media, saying they are not authorized as per their agreement with top leadership.

Musonye Namusende, who is the school principal, and his deputy, Indakwa Chiteri, acknowledged the matter, saying the incident happened and all 520 students were sent home.

However, they did not reveal the cause of unrest, as they alleged that matter is above them and they cannot address the media.

“We are not entitled to speak on the matter, but the truth is there was a fire in the school, and all students were sent home until further notice,” they said.

Mr. Abere and the school leadership defended their action of sending all students away, saying the matter could get worse since some of them were seen as restless.

According to Abere, the institution is now a crime scene, and all operations at school have been suspended. He affirmed that anyone who is found guilty of destroying the library will be accorded by law.

“We have suspended all the operations at the school; anyone found guilty of burning down the library will face the full force of the law,” the director warned.