An estimated 2000 pupils have been locked out of school, following a land row between the government and two Nairobi schools. The row stems from a land lease agreement that the schools have with the government. Details of the arrangement are unclear but it is alleged that government gave them the land on condition that the schools remain public. This means that the schools are entitled to amenities provided by government such as desks, books and the facilitation of teachers. The management of the school is however done privately by the khalsa and visa oshwal communities. The land lease allegedly gave provisions for this although it is claimed that any attempt by the schools to privatize would mean the land effectively reverts back to government ownership. This would mean the current rate of 72 shillings the schools allegedly pay, would go up considerably. The problem started when visa oshwal and khalsa school management went to court claiming ownership of the land ahead of a privatisat