The Kenya Society for Deaf Children are protesting a suspected plan by a private developer to grab part of a 30-acre piece of land belonging to Pwani Secondary School for the Deaf in Kilifi.
This move came about during a visit to the school by society board officials led by Francis Ng’ang’a who toured the school to support Form 4 candidates ahead of the KCSE examination.
Moreover, the board realized that beacons had been set up in part of the 18 -acre parcel of land that covers the secondary school which has a title deed.
Likewise, the private developer who is allegedly grabbing the school’s land has put beacons less than 20 inches from one of the classrooms for the deaf secondary school.
Pwani Secondary School for the deaf was built by the National Government Constituency Development Funds.
In addition, Ng’ang’a stated that the Kenya Society for the Deaf has 30 acres in Kilifi out of which 18 acres already have a title deed while they have an allotment letter for the remaining 12-acre parcel of land.
According to Ng’ang’a, the land grabber targeted their land which already has a title deed. The former Knut secretary general warned those who were putting beacons around the school compound to stop.
Furthermore, the Kenya Society for the Deaf chairman called upon the government to immediately take action to protect Pwani Secondary School land from the land grabbers.
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The chairman noted that their society is committed to working with the government to put up a university for deaf children.
He also added that they were not aware of the intentions of the people putting beacons within the deaf school land but disclosed that they were interfering with private property.
Ng’ang’a who was flanked by the board members and Trustees of the Kenya Society for Deaf Children stated that they are visiting all their children to donate foodstuff in areas where they are facing famine.
Nonetheless, the chairman noted that plans are underway to have the grabbers prosecuted.
Moreover, director Rhoda Kabiti who also visited Pwani Secondary school for the deaf said they were shocked to find out about the interference by outsiders who were making it difficult for the children to concentrate in class.
