Koelel High school in Court over withholding of results

Lawyer Kipkoech Ngetich addressing the press outside Nakuru law courts on January 3,2018 after filling a petition to compel Education CS Fred Matiangi to release Koilel Secondary school 2017 KCSE results after it was withheld for alleged irregularities. [Kipsang Joseph| Standard]

The Koelel High School management board and two parents have gone to court to challenge the withholding of last year's Form Four exam results.

In the petition, the school wants the court to order the release of the results of 318 candidates, together with the markers' report.

Through lawyer Kipkoech Ng’etich, the board and parents named Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, Nakuru County Education Director Nyang’au Atebe and the Attorney General as respondents.

“We are also asking Dr Matiang’i and the County Director of Education to be restrained from interfering, dealing and/or oppressing operations of the school,” Mr Ng'etich told The Standard yesterday.

He said they also wanted the court to prevent the CS from attempting to disband the management board.

Ng'etich said the future of the 318 students was at stake and the matter should be heard expeditiously.