More than 300 parents from Matuu Estate primary school in Matungulu area Machakos District on Monday took to the streets alleging land grabbing.
The angered parents held the demonstration from Koma Rock town and later headed to the school compound where they fenced the school boundaries stating they were in a rescue mission.
Speaking during the demos school's parents association chairman Peter Kioko accused the area chief Julius Mathei and the Kimitu Farmers Corporative Society for the land grabbing.
He said that the two had united to sell the school property
“There are two people who have already bought a piece of land in the school compound and the society that sold for us this piece of land more than 30 years ago. We as parents and stakeholders of Matuu Estate have come in defense of our land. We will not allow our children’s peace and normal learning to be disrupted by selfish individual that is why we have marked our boundaries,” said Kioko.
The parents further called upon Matungulu District Commissioner to ensure that the legislators under his office including the chiefs do not meddle with school matters.
Paul Muasya a parent states that he had been born and raised in the area but had never witness such inhuman act of grabbing land meant for school.
“We call upon the Cabinet Secretary for Land Charity Ngilu to intervene and provide our school with the title deed. This is the only way to stop this people from grabbing our school land,” said Muasya
The parents further warned the land grabbers not to interfere with the boundary that parents had planted.
Matuu Estate Primary school is a public mixed -day school.