Parents of St. Francis Eburi Academy in Gucha Sub-County are calling for the arrest of the school head for allegedly failing to register standard eight pupils for the 2015 national examinations.
A total of 32 pupils missed the Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE) that begun on Tuesday this week.
The pupils and parents who spoke to this writer said they demanded immediate arrest of the head teacher for the unfortunate turn of events when they were prepared to sit for the exams.
“Its my worst day. I was fully prepared for the exams only to be told that my colleagues and I were not registered by our head teacher. Let him be arrested and charged for frustrating us and be forced top pay back our money,” said Kepha King’oina, a class 8 pupil.
Edwin Nyaosi, a parent to one of the candidates expressed his disappointment and called for the arrest of the owner of the school.
They held peaceful demonstrations to the area education offices to register their grievances. However, they did not get the educational officer since he was out in the field monitoring the ongoing examinations.
Area OCPD Richard Muguai told the pupils and parents to remain calm as they launched investigations and interrogate the head teacher, identified as Geoffrey Omoke.
“The police are hunting for the proprietor of the institution who is said to have gone into hiding. I ask members of the public to assist us with information which will lead us to arresting and charging the suspect,” he said.