High Court Halts Litein Boys’ Ksh 25K Deposit Demand, Easing Path for Exam Candidates
The students were sent home after a strike that according to the school administration left a damage of Ksh 69.5 million which the parents were required to pay Ksh 49,000 for every student.
The Litein Boys High School parents breathed a sigh of relief after the High Court in Nairobi issued interim orders of readmission of the students upon payment of Ksh 10,000, dismissing the school’s demand that they pay a deposit of Ksh 25,000 each.
While giving directions, Justice Joseph Sergon delivered interim orders directing the parents to pay a deposit of Ksh 10,000 for the readmission of the students awaiting the hearing and determination of the matter by the end of this month.
“Each student should pay a deposit of Ksh 10,000 for readmission and the balance towards the deposit demanded by the school to be paid in installments,” Justice Sergon ruled.
The application filed under a certificate of urgency by a lobby group, Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui, was supposed to be heard by the court on October 17, 2025, which was turned into a public holiday following the death of former prime minister Raila Odinga.
Jointly with lawyer Danstan Omari, Wambui pleaded with the judge to consider giving instructions for the readmission of the students who will be starting the National exam tomorrow.
Wambui stated that the school had ordered the students’ readmission after they paid a deposit of Ksh 25,000 towards the required amount of Ksh 49,000 that the administration wanted each student to pay as damages incurred after the strike.
“More than 300 students went back to school on Friday but were chased away because they failed to go with a Ksh 25,000 deposit,” Wambui said.
Omari stated that they are representing more than 2500 students, out of whom 800 are Form four candidates who will be starting their final exams tomorrow.
He said that most of the parents were intimidated by the school and sold their properties to pay the money so that their children would be admitted back in school.
“We thank the court for giving justice to those parents who are now required to pay a deposit of Ksh 10,000 and the balance from Ksh 25,000 to be paid in installments. That’s a bit fair,” Omari said.
Moreover, “the school was demanding fees arrears that made it an unbearable burden to the parents since some of the arrears are from the government’s capitation, which they have no control over.”
Finally, Omari said that they convinced the court to admit their plea by giving an order to readmit the students unconditionally to sit for their exams.
The court ordered the parents to pay a deposit of Ksh 10,000 and top up another 5,000 in the second week.
The court also directed the lawyers to file their submissions by October 29, 2025, so that the judgment could be delivered by the end of this month.
The principal sent the students back home after a strike that, according to the school administration, left damage of Ksh 69.5 million, which the parents were required to pay Ksh 49,000 for every student.
