- Angry parents and residents stormed St Thomas Raganga High School in Kisii County after the release of the 2025 KCSE results revealed years of poor performance
- The riots followed shocking exam results where the school recorded a below average score and failed to produce a single university qualification mark.
- Parents accused the school administration of failing miserably, claiming students reached Form Four without fully covering the core content of the curriculum.
- With tensions rising and teachers fleeing the area, local leaders and residents demanded immediate intervention from the Minister of Education
As celebrations continue in parts of the country following the good performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2025 results, St Thomas Raganga High School witnessed incredible anger from parents.
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The school, established in 1992, has for years struggled with poor KCSE results, but the 2025 results may have sparked outrage.
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On Monday, January 12, parents set aside the school’s ironic motto, Education for Life, as they took their anger to the school grounds.
How did Kisii parents attack the local school?
Angry parents and local residents stormed the school in Kitutu Chache South, forcing the school principal out and closing his office.
The uproar followed the release of KCSE results which showed that the best performing candidate in the school got a D grade, while most students got D minus and E grades.
The school recorded an average score of 2.235, with no candidate achieving the minimum score required for university admission.
Parents and villagers, some carrying branches, marched to the school premises demanding accountability from the administration, accusing it of failing their children and wasting years of dedication.
They chanted slogans against the principal of the school, Cyrus Wanyonyi, demanding his immediate dismissal from the institution.
Many parents said they have invested heavily in school fees, uniforms, and basic needs, hoping education would lift their families out of poverty.
Sabina Moraa, a parent at the school, was heartbroken when she questioned the value of the education her child received.
He said he was struggling with menial jobs to educate his children, hoping one day they would relieve him of the burden.
Instead, he now feared that they would be forced into the same situation, raising concerns that even the Form One curriculum was not fully covered by the time students reached Form Four.
“If I have a child in Form Four who doesn’t know anything, the curriculum of Form One has not been completed yet, but the child is already in Form Four. What should I do? How am I expected to help that child?” Moraa asked, pointing out how ill-prepared the students were.
Another parent, Naomi Kerubo, said the pain was compounded by the repeated pattern of failure, revealing that her first child got a D grade last year and her second child got the same grade in 2025.
“As a parent, I am very hurt by what happened in this school. Principal, please resign,” said Kerubo.
In an exemplary act of protestparents closed the school principal’s office, shutting down administrative activities.
What action do Kisii parents want the Minister of Education to take?
Bogusero Ward MCA, Vincent Abuga, questioned whether the school should continue to function under such conditions.
He noted that only five students in the entire school managed to get a D grade, while others got a D or E grade.
“Almost all the others, I don’t even know how many, got a D grade, some got an E grade, and there was one student who dropped out and didn’t take the exam,” he said, emphasizing the depth of the crisis.
Tensions quickly escalated as the protests escalated, forcing teachers to flee the area, fearing for their safety, leaving the classroom empty as parents and residents took control of the school.
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The protesters demanded immediate intervention from Education Minister Julius Migos Ogamba, saying the situation showed a long-standing failure that could no longer be ignored.
“This is not a request, this is an order to our Minister of Education. Please, please, please, let the principal be fired as soon as possible. Immediately,” Vincent Obayi, a resident of Raganga.
Anna Moraa, a parent, questioned how a student who previously scored 330 in primary school could end up with an E grade, challenging claims that students joined the school with weak academic foundations.
How many students scored D in KCSE 2025?
Earlier, the Ministry of Education released the 2025 KCSE results, leading to weeks of anticipation for candidates and parents.
The Minister of Education, Julius Ogamba, said that although many got a passing grade, a large number did poorly.
Ogamba reported that 357,964 candidates scored a standard D or below, underscoring ongoing concerns about learning outcomes in some schools.
He noted that 634,082 candidates scored D+ and above, showing a slight improvement from the previous year.
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