St Teresa Girls Yala cautioned parents against sending money to fraudsters who illegally obtained school fees records after making their way into the school compound.
The school administration claimed that the scammers posed as officials from the Ministry of Education before escaping with the visitor's book that had parents' names and phone numbers.
“People in the white saloon claiming to be from the education office were here. Kindly note and spread the news.
"They may want to use it to con parents. A parent has already been conned Ksh9,000,” a viral statement claimed.
When contacted, the principal, Sister Violet Lydia Namutali, confirmed the incident but assured parents that the matter was reported to the police, who were following up for necessary action.
“We suspect there was a mischievous activity between the suspects and some non-teaching staff that were at the gate, and they got away with the book that had details of the parents who visited the school,” she stated.
“We reported the matter to the Yala Police, and they are still investigating. We informed the parents and cautioned them against sending any money in the name of an official from the school.”
Gem sub-county police commander, Charles Chacha, also confirmed that his team was well seized of the matter.
“We have not managed to arrest anybody concerning the matter. The information that the police got from the school, including the suspected registration number of the vehicle, is incomplete. This has affected the investigations so far,” he confirmed.
St. Teresa in Yala Township posted impressive results in the 2021-2022 KCPE exams.
Its top student attained 426 out of 500 marks, emerging among the top 20 best performers in Siaya county.
