Wahome issues warning as land grabbers target school property

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

After 15 years of protracted legal battles and community resistance, Lavington Primary School was on 11 June officially issued with a 99-year lease title deed for a 20-acre parcel of land.

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome presented the lease. The land accommodates the primary and secondary schools, along with an Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) centre.