BUNGOMA: School Closed Indefinitely After Students Riot Over Football Defeat
Chesamisi High School in Kimilili Sub-County, Bungoma County, has been shuttered indefinitely due to student unrest over a setback against St. Peter’s Nakalira Boys High School during zonal school games on May 24.
The match, which took place on Sunday at Kamusinde Boys High School grounds, was reportedly halted after Chesamisi pupils boycotted the zonal semifinal play while losing 2-1 to St. Peter’s Nakalira.
According to reports, confrontations rose after pupils from the host school joined Nakalira supporters in celebrating their triumph.
Witnesses stated the atmosphere grew chaotic when Chesamisi students protested the match’s outcome, prompting organizers and officials to interfere.
Chesamisi High School in Kimilili, Bungoma County, has been closed indefinitely after an overnight students rampage following a football match loss to St Peters Nakalira Boys.
Students vandalised property at Kamusinde Boys School & destroyed crops in a nearby sugarcane farm pic.twitter.com/2n1hlDDhxY— Ghetto Radio (@GhettoRadio895) May 28, 2026
Consequently, the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) suspended all remaining matches scheduled to take place at the Kamusinde grounds.
Later that evening, further reports emerged indicating that Chesamisi students allegedly vandalised property at Kamusinde High School.
In a social media post shared at around midnight, Kamusinde Boys High School claimed that the institution was under attack as tensions escalated within the school compound.
The post on the school’s Facebook page stated, “Chesamisi Boys have decided to launch an attack on us this night. We are under attack.”
The unrest was also said to have extended to neighbouring farmland after students reportedly invaded a nearby sugarcane plantation and destroyed crops.
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The affected farmer has since called for investigations into the incident and demanded compensation from authorities and the Ministry of Education over the destruction of the crops.
The latest incident adds to growing concerns over rising unrest in schools across the country.
This situation has recently prompted the Ministry of Education to convene an emergency virtual meeting with all public secondary school principals and field officers on May 14.
During the meeting, the ministry directed school heads to strengthen communication and preventive measures to curb the growing cases of school closures.
This has led to student strikes, walkouts, destruction of property, fires, and unauthorised exits, which have disrupted learning in several counties over the past few months.
BUNGOMA: School Closed Indefinitely After Students Riot Over Football Defeat
