Diana Marua breaks her silence after son sent home from Lenana School due to strike

Diana Bahati has voiced concern following unrest at Lenana School that disrupted learning and forced students, including her son Morgan, to return home.

In a video shared on Instagram on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Diana said the first call she received that morning came from the school, informing parents that they needed to pick up their children after unrest and destruction broke out on campus the previous night.

The mother of three questioned the recurring wave of school strikes, wondering why incidents at one institution often appear to trigger similar unrest in others.

“The first call we received this morning was from Lenana School. We were asked to make arrangements to pick up our son, Morgan, after unrest and destruction broke out at the school the previous night, forcing the institution to suspend normal operations. What is happening to our schools? Why does it seem that when one school experiences a strike, several others soon follow?” she said.

Diana admitted that hearing her son recount the events was deeply upsetting and raised concerns about student safety and discipline in schools. She noted that she had shared a more detailed account of the incident on her YouTube channel.

“Listening to Morgan narrate what transpired was difficult, and trying to comprehend the events was even harder. We share the full account of how the events unfolded on YouTube,” she added.

Morgan recounts the chaos

According to Morgan, the unrest began after prefects returned from an outing and encountered an unusual police presence and growing tension within the school compound.

He said the situation escalated at around 8:30 p.m., when individuals began vandalising school property, including breaking windows.

“The prefects had gone for a day out, and as we were coming back to school, we suddenly saw police officers everywhere. It was around 8:30 p.m., and there was already commotion, with people breaking windows,” he recalled.

Morgan further alleged that the school principal was assaulted during the unrest. He claimed that a stone was thrown at the principal, injuring him, before he was forced out of his office.

He also alleged that CCTV systems within the school were disabled before the group moved on to vandalise teachers’ offices and damage vehicles parked inside the compound.

“They even attacked the principal and hit him with a stone. They went to his office, took him out, and then cut off all the CCTV cameras in the school,” he said.

The student added that there were attempts to set parts of the school on fire and that some individuals looted food items from the kitchen during the chaos.

“They started destroying teachers’ offices and damaging their cars. There were also attempts to start a fire. Later, they went to the kitchen and took bread and other food items,” he said.

Morgan said several students were injured as the unrest intensified. He recalled one learner allegedly falling from the second floor and sustaining a spinal injury, while another reportedly suffered a broken leg.

“During the commotion, a lot of students got hurt. I remember one student being pushed from the second floor and injuring his spine, while another broke his leg,” he claimed.

He also said many students were unable to access their dormitories because the individuals behind the unrest had threatened to set them ablaze.

“We could not go back to the dorms because the rioters said they would burn them. They had covered their faces, making it difficult to identify them,” Morgan said.

The unrest led to the suspension of normal operations at the school as authorities and parents worked to ensure the safety of students. Investigations into the incident are expected to continue.