Drama as Catholic nuns embroiled in fight over school property in Karen

Calls have been made to the leadership of the Catholic Church in Nairobi to step in and solve a property row pitting the Assumption Sisters and the administration of the Our Lady of Peace School in Karen.

The school's administration accuses the Assumption Sisters of being behind the sponsorship of goons who attacked staffers at the institution demanding that they vacate with immediate effect.

Police however promptly responded to distress calls from the learning institution, repulsing the goons and containing the situation.

While it is alleged that the nuns have staged a takeover of the school seeking to push out the administration, the staffers say they will not budge.

“They came as thugs with crowbars, machetes, crude weapons, and started breaking the doors and offices...which is very sad,” Chair of the school board, William Kinuthia, said.

“We go to church also but I feel like this should not happen in a Catholic Church.”

Our Lady of Peace lawyer John Swaka added: “This property belongs to the school. Anyone who seeks to claim it is absolutely wrong because there is clear documentation demonstrating who the proprietor of the school is.”