Parents, guardians, alumnis and members of the civil society demonstrate in solidarity outside Moi Girls School, Nairobi calling for thorough investigations, arrests of the culprits and an end to sexual abuse in schools. [Jonah Onyango/Standard]
Hours and places in schools where rogue teachers lure students for sexual relations have been exposed.
Also revealed are the tactics the sex pests employ to cover up their vile acts.
In the past three years, 162 teachers have been banned from practice, but the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) acknowledges more cases could have gone unreported.
Some head teachers who were interviewed said hostile teachers frustrated attempts to punish offenders.
The problem has been thrust into the national limelight by the reported rape of a student at Moi Girls School Nairobi, for which DNA samples of 90 male teachers and non-teaching staff have been taken in an investigation to nail the culprits.
Multiple interviews with head teachers and students on the sex crimes appeared to corroborate a latest global report on education.
In Kenya, one in five women and men who experienced sexual violence before the age of 18 reported that the first incident occurred at school.
Interviews with students reveal that most sexual activities take place between 9pm and 11pm after evening studies, also known as preps.
It also emerged that more time is created during games time – between 4pm and 6.30pm - when most students are preoccupied with various sports or scattered within the compound.
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