On May 31, 2022, police conducted a search at Vihiga Boys High School, seizing illicit drugs and other substances from students who had just returned from their half-term break.
The search was carried out by the Nyanza Region K-9 team, which was invited to the school by the principal to enhance the school's security personnel in screening for drugs, contraband, and other dangerous instruments.
Outgoing Board of Management chairman Shera Didi confirmed the incident, but declined to provide further details, citing his preparation to hand over to a new head.
The items seized included five rolls of bhang, unidentified yellow tablets concealed in an exercise book, packets of pancakes, cans of peanut butter, and baked soya beans.
The police said the search was part of a new partnership between schools and the National Police Service, aimed at preventing problem students from smuggling drugs and other contraband into schools.
"[The search] followed an invitation by the school principal in his efforts to enhance and complement the capacity of the school's security personnel in screening [for] drugs, contraband and other dangerous instruments that could be smuggled into the school," the police said in a statement.
