Reasons why Starehe boys refused to admit top candidate Mutuma

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A bright Isiolo county boy’s plight, which was highlighted by Citizen TV,revealed a nearly shattered Jack babu Mutuma as the form one student academic dreams were floating after Starehe Boys Center denied him his rightful admission at the school.

The school refused to admit him despite securing a letter of admissions from the Ministry of and paying Kshs 70,000 worth of school fees to the school account.

The boyhad scored an impressive 417 marks in the 2018 KCPE thus the refusal angered many Kenyans.

ack Mutuma being recieved at Mang’u High School

According to the Acting Centre Director Josphat Mwaura, the student had not been selected to join the school but was merely one of 24 students that had been recommended for consideration by the ministry.

He also added that the school refused to admit the Isiolo boy because his parents did not fill requisite forms which were supposed to be completed in July 2018 as part of the admission requirements.

The school also cited that Mutuma’s father David Babu acted inappropriately and was rude to the administration.

However the Ministry of Education intervened and Education CS Amina Mohammed ordered that Mutuma be admitted to the new school immediately to ensure that he catches up with those who had already been admitted.

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