Baringo ghost schools: Signboards in wilderness, gates in bushes and no learnersDeep in Kaptiony village in Barwessa Ward, Baringo North Sub-County, is a huge signboard with black letters on a yellow background proudly announcing the presence of Kaptiony Girls High School. Interestingly, the actual school does not exist anywhere, not even on paper, and there is no single structure built for it. The signboard that sits on a grazing field overgrown with shrubs was erected over a year ago. Next to it are more than seven acres fenced off and fitted with a well-labelled gate, ostensibly for the school. Read more: Signboards in wilderness, gates in bushes, but where are the schools?

Source: Daily Nation May 10, 2024 11:41 UTC