Activist Boniface Mwangi has announced a meeting with former alumni of Lang’ata Road Primary School who took to the streets eleven years ago to protest an attempt to grab part of their school land.
Mwangi noted that he will be meeting the former pupils after 11 years to mark the anniversary of the attempted land grab.
In a statement posted across his social media platforms on Friday, February 13, 2026, Mwangi celebrated the bold actions by the Gen Zs who were minors at the time of the incident.
“Eleven years ago, school children as young as six years old confronted a powerful landgrabber and won. To celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Occupy Langata Road Primary School protest, we are meeting with those Gen Zs tomorrow for a hangout.
How pupils repulsed attempts to grab school land
Mwangi recounted that even as minors, the pupils confronted injustice boldly and won, forcing the land grabber to retreat.
“One of the most volatile issues in Kenya is land. It is a key factor that regularly contributes to tribal clashes and political assassinations. In Kenya, powerful people have “grabbed” forests, land set aside for roads, cemeteries, and even public toilets.
He revisited how the pupils joined their parents and teachers to fight for part of the school land that was on the verge of being seized by an individual who had erected a wall to hive off part of the school land.
Braving teargas and carrying twigs and their sweaters, the young learners fought back despite heavy police presence on Monday, January 19, 2015.
“Apart from the tear gas, the children were chased back to class but refused to stay there. Instead, they came out again, supported by their parents, teachers, and the community, and demolished the illegal wall on their school land.
Outcome of the bold actions by the pupils
Mwangi who is an aspirant in the 2027 general election, eyeing the presidency, noted that the bold actions by the pupils inspired schools to reclaim grabbed pieces of land with an order issued for all schools to be provided with title deeds.
“The success of this protest inspired many schools across the country to reclaim their playgrounds, and an order was eventually issued for all schools to be provided with title deeds,” he added.
