The Teachers Service Commission last month deregistered 32 tutors for engaging in sexual relations with pupils. Commission CEO Nancy Macharia said this yesterday during the release of Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examination results in Mombasa.
Dr Macharia described the sacked teachers as pests and asked other State agencies to investigate and prosecute them.
“In October, TSC dismissed 32 teachers for engaging in sexual relations with pupils. They were degazetted and their names published,” she said, adding that their names could be found in the commission’s website.
Criminal aspects
“These are pests and we cannot allow pests in our schools. We appeal to State investigative agencies to take up the criminal aspects of this matter and prosecute them,” she said. Macharia did not state what happened in the alleged molestation cases and what the outcomes were. Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) Chairman George Magoha blamed parents for teenage pregnancies.
Prof Magoha said many parents had abdicated their roles of mentoring and guiding children. He said many pupils engaged in early sex and other social ills because parents had failed. “You are also to blame (parents) if you allow your child, some as young as 10 years, to sneak out at night. Stop crying over teenage pregnancies because we are responsible for this,” said Magoha.
whether you sack all the teaching force girls will still get pregnant. Every male in this country has an erectile projection which MUST have it’s cravings met. Sex is a right of anybody and the urge to have it has progressively increased in those regarded as children. Are you going to ”sack” a bodaboda, a matatu tout, a fisherman, a class four boy and a host of others who engage in sex daily as the country watches? And for the poor teacher you expect to ”a teacher” anytime anywhere, is the TSC going to supply sexual partners to cater for their needs? The teaching profession is the most over-policed, harassed, maligned, over-exploited and abused in Kenya. When Matiang’ is busy defending his very corrupt boys in blue, Macharia and her colleagues are busy throwing barbs at her charges left, right and centre. Such acts and statements are only to be expected from those with a tainted past full of such misdemeanors. Only a pervert sees perverts in all people remember. The TSC should learn to defend, counsel, correct and rehabilitate teachers rather than crucify them by publishing what can only ruin their future and shatter any prospect reforming.
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