Kenya bans 126 teachers over sex abuse of their students
Kenya's authorities have banned 126 teachers for
"gross misconduct", most for sexual abuse of their
students. The governing body said the teachers
would not be allowed to teach again in the country.
They were found guilty after a disciplinary process,
the Teachers Services Commission (TSC) said.
A Child Welfare Society of Kenya has urged the
director of public prosecutions to ensure those
convicted are imprisoned, to protect other children
in future.
This ban is a departure from previous reactions to
sexual abuse by teachers, says the Kenyan
newspaper the Daily Nation, as it says previously the
TSC just transferred suspended teachers.
The list is compiled from complaints between 2011
and 2014.
Before this, in 2010, more than 1,000 Kenyan
teachers were sacked for sexually abusing girls. Most
of those cases occurred in rural primary schools.
