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Meru schools risk closure following an eviction by the Military

Parents at Kisima Primary School in Ngaremara, Meru hold placards to protest the eviction/demolition of the school by the Kenya Defence Forces in a land tussle with the community.The dream of over 400 pupils to pursue education lies in the balance after the KDF threatened to evict them from the school.Darlington Manyara, Standard

A primary and secondary schools in Meru County risk closure as the Kenya Defence Forces and residents of Ngaremara village fight over land.

The KDF has threatened to evict residents from the 7,600 hactares and now students of Kisima Primary and Kisima Day Secondary schools are staring at an uncertain future.

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