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Over 1,000 pupils at risk as Gatoto School stares at forceful takeover

Gatoto Community Primary School Director Gideon Mutuku argues with Embakasi South Deputy County Commissioner during a forceful takeover of the institution by the Government on January 6, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Millions of shillings donated by well-wishers, along with the land of Gatoto Primary School are at the heart of a dispute that threatens to disrupt the education of over 1,000 learners in Mukuru Kwa Reuben.

This emerged after the school's Board of Management (BOM) raised concerns about a forceful and illegal attempt to transfer the school from private to public management.

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