{"id":7674,"date":"2026-01-06T17:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/7674\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:54:14","slug":"learning-stalls-in-angata-barrikoi-over-insecurity-as-schools-remain-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/7674\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning stalls in Angata Barrikoi over insecurity as schools remain closed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chrispine<\/a> By
\n
\n Chrispine Otieno
\n <\/a>
\n Published on: January 06, 2026 08:12 (EAT)
\n \"Learning \"Vocalize <\/p>\n

Audio By Vocalize<\/p>\n

Several schools in Angata Barrikoi, Narok County, remain
\ndeserted amid security fears, despite the nationwide reopening of learning
\ninstitutions for the first term.<\/p>\n

This is despite assurances by security agencies that no
\ninternally displaced persons are currently sheltering in school compounds.<\/p>\n

A spot check by Citizen TV revealed a dire humanitarian crisis
\nin the insecurity-prone area, which remains under curfew, with Kenya Union of
\nPost Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) officials in Narok directing teachers
\nto remain at home until their security is guaranteed.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning, Citizen TV set out to visit schools that
\nhad previously been turned into temporary shelters for displaced families.<\/p>\n

After a journey of about one and a half hours, we arrived at
\nSiteti Primary School.<\/p>\n

We were ushered into a scene of sheer despair. For the second
\nday running, not a single teacher or learner has been seen in the school.<\/p>\n

Classrooms that should be filled with pupils and hosting
\nlessons have been transformed into makeshift homes for families fleeing
\nviolence.<\/p>\n

Scattered across classroom floors are remains of leftover
\nfood, dirty utensils and torn blankets, a painful reminder that survival, not
\neducation, is now the priority here.<\/p>\n

Janet Rono, a mother of six, is one of the women living inside
\na classroom. Some of her children are ill, while others have gone without food
\nfor days.<\/p>\n

\u201cTulichomelewa nyumba sahii tunaishi madarasani, ata watoto
\ntukonao hatujui tunaenda wapi, tutaishi shule mpaka lini, watoto wataenda shule
\nlini,\u201d said Janet Rono, a displaced resident from Lolama.<\/p>\n

Most of the children here are suffering from cold-related
\nillnesses after spending nights on bare floors in the biting cold.<\/p>\n

There is little hope that learning will resume in this school
\nany time soon.<\/p>\n

Ordinarily, this is supposed to be a Grade Five classroom, but
\nwith the current humanitarian crisis across Angata Barrikoi, it has literally
\nbeen turned into a refugee camp.<\/p>\n

Families living here say they will not go back to the homes
\nthey came from because of security concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cTunaomba President Ruto, tulikupigia kura na umetuacha
\ntukitesaka kwa nini,\u201d said Regina Kemei, a victim of the clashes in Angata.<\/p>\n

Beyond this school, dozens of other displaced families have
\nalso sought refuge inside the P.A.G Church in Siteti.<\/p>\n

About five kilometres towards Lolgorien, another school stands
\ncompletely deserted.<\/p>\n

The last time learners were seen in the institution was in
\nNovember 2025.<\/p>\n

At Sankale Primary School, only a handful of learners have
\nreported for the new term, while Olaiton Primary School is yet to receive a
\nsingle pupil since reopening.<\/p>\n

\u201cTumefinyana sana hadi kwa vichaka hakuna nafasi, tunataka
\nserikali isikie malalamiko yetu,\u201d said Benjamin Too, a resident of Siteti.<\/p>\n

As the crisis deepens, KUPPET officials in Narok County have
\ndirected all teachers in Angata Barrikoi to stay away from their schools until
\ntheir safety is guaranteed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWalimu wetu wote hakuna yeyote ambaye tutaruhusu arejee kule
\nAngata, ripoti tuko nayo ni baadhi ya shule zimebaki mahame,\u201d said Samson Soit,
\nthe KUPPET Narok chairperson.<\/p>\n

For now, a security operation is ongoing in the area,
\nalongside a dusk-to-dawn curfew from 6pm to 6am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Chrispine Otieno Published on: January 06, 2026 08:12 (EAT) Audio By Vocalize Several schools in Angata Barrikoi,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[5397,80,5398,5399,2016],"class_list":{"0":"post-7674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kenya","8":"tag-angata-barrikoi","9":"tag-kenya","10":"tag-kuppet","11":"tag-narok","12":"tag-school-reopening"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}