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Why Sh30 million school in Kisii faces closure

Rianyabaro Centre of Excellence Secondary School in Bonchari Constituency, Kisii County. [Edwin Nyarangi, Standard]

Rianyabaro Centre of Excellence Secondary School in Bonchari Constituency faces closure due to a low student population.

The school — built at the cost of Sh30 million under the Government Economic Stimulus Programme — has remained underutilised seven years after it was opened due to a standoff between the Education ministry and the Catholic Church.

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