Baringo Residents Dismiss Claims County Has Ghost School:" Signpost Put To Protect Land"

• Residents of Baringo claimed that the secondary school signposts are meant to keep their land from grabbers
• They complained that their land was once grabbed, thus pushing them to take precautionary measures for land safety
• This follows an outrage over a report of ghost schools with no classrooms or other structures in the area

The residents of Baringo County have cleared the air over claims of ghost schools within the region.

Are there ghost schools in Baringo?

The residents said that the signpost and gate of schools were put up to protect the land from potential grabbers.

While speaking to Citizen TV, the residents cited an instance where a land grabber took their land and built on it, sparking a legal battle for years before they got their land back.

" The signpost was put up to protect our land, so no one can come and build on it like the first person. According to our culture, we put the signpost Kampinyasi Secondary School to show our desire for a school. Maybe we made a mistake; we should've proposed school," one resident said.

How did the netizens react

This development has sparked a lot of reactions from netizens expressing suprise over the matter.

Brian Olande:

"So ghost school with a gate?"

Ericky Waren:

"When will poor Kenyans wake up?"

Mr.Kifaki said:

"This has been paid, we know this game."

Joel Kamiru:

"What is the definition of a school? If there is land allocated for the construction of a school its okay but that is not a school yet."

Thomas Sankara

"No one explains how it became a voting centre with presidential votes that actually counted."

Why were the claims made?

In a report aired on NTV Kenya, a school recorded to be Kampinyasi secondary School was found to not exist.

Despite a huge signboard proudly announcing the presence of a secondary school, the only proof that there is a school is the well-labelled gate in one of the bushes.

In the premises of the school lies a landscape adorned with magnificent trees, reminiscent of a research facility.

According to the report, the school does not exist anywhere, with no single structure or students to show for it. And no, it’s not because of banditry, which is rampant in the region.

The school reportedly have board members and school fees accounts but no active learners to show where all the funds are directed.

Sniper: CS Kindiki Gives Blow-By-Blow Account Of How Meru Blogger Was Tricked, Killed By 5 Suspects
US Ski Great Vonn Hails Use Of AI To Protect Olympic Athletes From Online Hate
Nairobi: 4 Police Officers Suspected Of Robbing Accountant KSh 2.2m Arrested, KSh 473k Recovered

Baringo woman explaining why there are school gates with no classrooms in the region

Baringo Residents Dismiss Claims County Has Ghost School:" Signpost Put

Baringo: Questions Raised over Fake Schools with Sign Posts, Receiving