Pioneer Girls School has dismissed reports suggesting the institution has relocated, affirming it remains operational at its current location despite an ongoing land dispute with Del Monte Kenya Limited.
In a notice dated December 11, 2025, the Board of Trustees clarified that a court decree requiring the school to vacate its premises has been stayed following a successful appeal.
The school's public notice revealed that a decree issued on July 10, 2025, by the Environment and Land Court in Case No. 1245 of 2015 had been stayed by the Honourable Court when it allowed the school's application on September 17, 2025.
The stay order, which has a return date of December 11, 2025, means the school is not required to move from its current location.
"Therefore, the Board of Pioneer Girls School notifies the Public, Students, Parents, the Parents Teachers Association and all concerned Stakeholders that the Pioneer Girls School has not moved and is operational as before," the notice stated.
The school has urged all stakeholders to disregard a public notice issued by Del Monte Kenya Limited on December 10, 2025.
Del Monte's notice had claimed that pursuant to the decree issued on July 10, 2025, in the Nairobi Environment and Land Court case, the court issued a mandatory injunction compelling Pioneer Girls School to vacate Land Reference Number 12157/2 situated in Gatanga Sub-County, Murang'a County.
The company's notice stated that the school was required to grant vacant possession of the property to Del Monte Kenya Limited by December 10, 2025, and would no longer operate from that location with immediate effect.
Pioneer Girls School further informed all concerned parties that, in addition to the stay order, the Court issued a penal notice warning of severe consequences for non-compliance.
"We further inform all concerned, that the Court in addition to the Court Order issued a penal notice to the effect that 'any disobedience or non-observance of the Order of the Court served herewith will result in penal consequences to you and any other person(s) disobeying and not observing the same'," the school's notice warned.
The legal battle between Pioneer School and Del Monte Kenya Limited started in 2015.
Del Monte had leased approximately 75 acres to Goshen Gardens Ltd in September 2013. However, after Goshen failed to pay rent in February 2015, the company transferred control of the property to Pioneer Girls School without obtaining Del Monte's consent.
This triggered legal action in April 2015, with Goshen filing a lawsuit against Del Monte alleging lease fraud. Del Monte responded with counter-claims accusing both parties of trespassing and seeking their removal after Pioneer commenced school operations on the site.
Court rulings delivered in July 2025 validated Del Monte's property rights, resulting in orders requiring Pioneer School to vacate the premises.
However, while granting Del Monte possession of the land, the court granted a temporary reprieve for the school, permitting it to continue operating until the end of the current academic term to avoid disrupting students' education.
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