This archive report was first published on 9 November 2019.
On November 9, 2019, parents of Ingotse Boys' High School in Navakholo, Kakamega, Kenya, appealed to the Ministry of Education to investigate Deputy Principal Wycliffe Nandwa and another teacher, Mr. Jundiko, for allegedly being involved in scandalous deals.
According to the parents, Nandwa and Jundiko have been using their sons to con them thousands of shillings without the knowledge of the principal. The parents alleged that Nandwa has been trumping up mistakes on their sons, such as sneaking out of the school through the fence, and instructing parents to send money to his phone.
Prof. Magoha, the then-Education Cabinet Secretary, was reportedly aware of the situation. Speaking on condition of anonymity, another source revealed that parents were told to send money to the deputy principal's cellphone, claiming it would be used to buy iron sheets to repair the school fence.
However, an investigation by Weekly Citizen found that the deputy principal had pocketed the money instead of buying the iron sheets. The investigation also revealed that Jundiko was fleecing parents by selling them cheap blue mattresses at Sh2,000 to Form One students.
One shocking incident involved Jundiko telling a Form Three student to buy 20 pairs of school trousers when he was found wearing shoes of another student, claiming that he had stolen them. The affected student had threatened to commit suicide, prompting education officials to visit the school to establish the truth of the matter.
