By Hope Barbra
Learning has resumed at Ambira Boys High School after most of the parents have taken back their students.
This followed a move by a section of them moving to the High Court to challenge the levy imposed on them by the administration after the recent strike.
The Principal, Mr Boaz Adit, expressed satisfaction with the turnout, saying they were committed to resuming studies immediately.
“We are happy with the number of students who have reported and the positive gestures by the parents on resumption of learning,” he said.
Adit also dismissed a video clip which went viral alleging that the returning students were being given corporal punishment.
“This is a wider scheme by our enemies to tarnish our names. We have held productive engagement, and we know that corporal punishment was banned in the country,” he said.
On Thursday, a group of 165 parents from Ambira Boys High School moved to the High Court seeking orders to stop the school from compelling Grade 10 students to pay a Ksh 33,000 levy imposed following damage caused during a student strike.
In a petition filed before the Constitutional and Human Rights Division, the parents argued that their children were not involved in the unrest that occurred on May 18 and 19, 2026, and should not be punished for actions allegedly carried out by other students.
The parents have sued the school’s Chief Principal, the Board of Management, the Principal Secretary for Basic Education and the Teachers Service Commission, claiming that the levy violates the students’ constitutional rights to education, fair administrative action, equality and a fair hearing.
According to the court documents, the school suffered extensive damage during the strike, with losses estimated at Ksh 50 million.
The petitioners state that during a parents’ meeting held on May 21, the principal assured them that Grade 10 learners would not face disciplinary action because they had not participated in the unrest.
However, the parents contend that the school later issued a letter directing all students to report back on June 2 and requiring each learner to contribute Ksh 33,000 towards repairs.
The parents are seeking declarations that the levy is unlawful, orders compelling the school to readmit the affected students unconditionally, and compensation for the alleged violation of their constitutional rights.
