Precious Blood Secondary School (Riruta)
| Precious Blood Secondary School (Riruta) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Kenya | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1964 |
| Founder | Sisters of the Precious Blood |
| Gender | girls |
| Enrollment | c.900 |
| Language | English |
Precious Blood Secondary School, Riruta is located in Kawangware, Dagoretti constituency in Nairobi county, Kenya. It is about 7 km to the West from the city center.
Description
The school has three streams in every form. It is sited on a ten-acre plot and consists of class rooms, hostels, dining hall, a small field for sport, teachers' quarters, laboratories and staff rooms.
The Catholic nuns of the order of Precious Blood Sisters established the school in 1964.[1] Its enrollment was for indigenous children from Kawangware, Riruta and Uthiru who had been affected by the Mau-Mau struggle.[2]
It is a public school run by the Kenyan Government, The Precious Blood Sisters, Board of Governors and The PTA.
The school started as a single stream school but today it has four streams. The students are about 900.[3] Initially it was not a boarding school but it expanded and dormitories were made.
Alumni
- Fena Gitu, musician[4]
- Gathoni Wa Muchomba, Member of Parliament for Githunguri Constituency, Kiambu County, 2022 - 2027.[5]
- Anne Waiguru, politician and governor[6][7]
References
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Precious Blood High School::Home". Preciousbloodriruta.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ "Our Impact". www.precioussisters.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ Arudo, Otieno (2023-05-30). "Fena Gitu Elected Board Member At Precious Blood Secondary, Announces Album Release". KenyanVibe. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ Ian Omondi (5 April 2018). "Gathoni wa Muchomba: Radio star turned politician no stranger to controversy". Citizen Digital. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "NYS saga puts Waiguru on the political hot seat". Business Daily. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Schools 7 Female Governors Attended - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2025-07-09.