According to information received from the Kenyan high commission in Ottawa, Mandera district has four high schools and they are all public schools (2 Mar. 1994). The district of Mandera has a population of 105,482, predominantly of Somali ethnic origin, according to the 1979 population census. The source also states that the population speaks mainly the Somali language.

Specific information on Mandera High School, its location and population could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

High Commission for the Republic of Kenya, Ottawa. 2 March 1994. Letter sent to DIRB, Ottawa.