Pupils of Prestige Academy from Kitutu Masaba constituency had to interrupt their learning programmes on Monday following an indefinite closure of the school.
Problems started on Friday last week when one Kepha Omwanza obtained a court order from Nyamira law courts demanding that Mr Evans Juma, a proprietor of the institution, halts all activities till a land row between the duo is solved.
Juma said he had to abide by the court order that he was served with by his accuser, who claimed that he had not cleared Sh150,000 that was part of Sh560,000 which the two had agreed before he acquired the piece of land.
“I am shocked that we have to close the institution in compliance with a court order," he said.
"I am told that I haven’t cleared some amount of money which I am not aware of. But being a legal process, I have to subject myself to the court and take him (Mr Omwanza) head on.”
He condemned the incident saying it targeted innocent students and vowed to challenge the court order.
“It is completely unnecessary for us to involve the pupils in this. I will challenge the court order tomorrow as I battle him without affecting learning of pupils,” Mr Juma said.
Efforts to get a comment from Mr Omwanza were futile since he declined to discuss the issue terming it as a ‘court matter that should not be subject to discussion.’