The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has been put on the spot over the construction of the Eldoret Southern Bypass near a school in Nandi County.
Parents of Gaa Primary school have threatened to move to court to prevent the authority from proceeding with the construction.
One parent noted that the road, when constructed, will disrupt learning at the school.
“We were perturbed when officers from KeNHA came to mark the boundaries within the school,” he spoke to a local media house.
He urged the authority to reconsider the move for the sake of the students.
Furthermore, he cited that KeNHA is set to hive off over 2 acres of land from the school, a move which the parents have protested.
They argued that should the authority have its way, the school will lack room for future expansion.
“We are planning to construct a secondary school in the incoming future hence the 4-acre land left will not be enough,” the parent noted.
They are calling for an intervention from the Transport Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia, and his Education counterpart, George Magoha.
This incident comes when schools are set to reopen fully on January 4, 2021.
The Eldoret Southern Bypass project was initially set to kick off in August 2017 but derailed due to land disputes between displaced families and the State.
