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August 2, 2025
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Gov't defies court order on Nairobi's Gatoto Primary School as goons block reopening

Gov't defies court order on Nairobi's Gatoto Primary School as goons block reopening

Despite the court having declared that the school return to its original status as a non-profit community-based APBET primary school, the school gate remained closed, with rowdy youths outside, stoppi.....

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Despite a court order, Gatoto Community Primary School in Nairobi remains closed due to resistance from youth, preventing its reopening as a non-profit community-based APBET primary school. The High Court had overturned the government's attempt to register the school, declaring the takeover illegal.

  • The court ruling on June 12, 2025, by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, quashed a registration certificate issued in October last year.
  • Gideon Ndambuki, manager of Gatoto Integrated Development Program, stated that individuals who benefited from GIDP are being hired to frustrate efforts to reopen the school.
  • The prolonged closure, ongoing since January, has led to concerns about children being out of school and increased youth exposure to drug abuse and idleness.

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