Makueni Boys High School on Saturday suspended 258 KCSE candidates for two weeks after they refused to shave and went on the rampage on Friday night. According to the police report released by Makueni police commander Joseph ole Napeiyan, the students after their refusal to shave went ahead and assaulted Principal Raphael Diwani. “Makueni Boys High school students went on the rampage yesterday at about 2045hrs. Preliminary investigations indicate that Form Four students refused to shave their hair as a routine barber exercise in the school and started throwing stones in the school,” reads in part the police reportNapeiyan said the school principal was hit on the head and sustained injuries but has since been treated and discharged. He said the school management will sit down and determine the next course of action since some property was destroyed following the unrest.

Source: Standard Digital February 20, 2021 09:56 UTC