Principal to pay Sh1 million bond in assault case

St Stephen’s Girls Secondary School Principal John Musyoki Kyalo in the dock at Machakos law courts on June 4, 2019. The accused was charged with four counts namely, assault causing actual bodily harm, malicious damage to property, arson and incitement to violence at Kyumbi area within Machakos county on June 3, 2019. Before Senior Principal Magistrate Evans Keago, the accused pleaded not guilty and was released on a bond of one million shillings and a surety of similar amount. Mention of the case was set for June 18, 2019. [John Muia, Standard]

The Ministry of Education has temporarily closed St Stephen’s Girls High School in Athi River. This follows the Monday attack on KTN journalists Caroline Bii and Boniface Magana at the school where they had gone to report on a story where a Form Two student went missing

“After discussions and consultations, we have arrived at the conclusion students will take early mid-term break and report back on June 11,” said senior assistant director of quality assurance at the ministry, Alice Gichana.