Monday is set for a crucial meeting at Nyali Primary school

By Tobby Otum

Parents and stakeholders of Nyali Primary school under the Mombasa Parents Club have resolved to hold a crucial meeting on Monday to iron out the stalemate facing the privately owned learning institution.

Nyali OCPD Daniel Mumasaba has confirmed after holding a closed-door meeting with the parents’ representative Khelef Khalifa who is Muslims For Human Rights (Muhuri) board chairperson and embattled school deputy principal Toney Ongugo.

This follows two days of protests by the parents who are seeking to eject the acting school deputy principal whom they alleged was unfairly recruited.

Mumasaba told journalists the meeting will consist of the school board members, a few parents, and the local district security committees to iron out the differences.

He insisted the meeting will commence at 10 am at the school premises saying they want to see the perennial grievances at the school resolved.

“The grievances at the school must be resolved as we laud the school’s performance in national examinations,” he pointed out.

Mumasaba urged the angry parents to go back to their homes until Monday to enable them to chart the way forward and assured them all will be well.

Khalifa told journalists they welcome the talks which he described as a bold step to end the squabbles at the learning institution.

He said they will be able to end commotions and tension which have disrupted learning at the school.

“For the second day running no school board member has been here despite several letters to them assuring them that my organization will mediate in the talks,” he pointed out.

Meanwhile, the parents of pupils at the school are collecting signatures to demand a special general meeting to clear the air and set up a new management to run the school.

They defended their move saying it is in line with the school’s constitution and that before the meeting is convened they are pushing for the constitution of the school’s elections board.

“The school board’s tenure has elapsed and time for the current office bearers has expired. We want to see a new board ushered in,” they pointed out.