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Unrest: Students face prison life
Posted Thursday, July 24 2008 at 23:39
In Summary
- Twelve students charged with attempted murder.
- Most in Forms Four and Three.
- Students released on a Sh20,000 bond each.
In neighbouring Mathaithi Secondary School, 30 students were sent home indefinitely for allegedly planning a strike.
At another neighbouring school - Kiangoma Secondary - four students were suspended for allegedly inciting their colleagues.
And in Nakuru, Njoro Girls Secondary School was closed after students marched out of the institution at 2am.
They were protesting against poor diet, suspension of their colleague and alleged failure by the school administration to address issues affecting them.
Some of them were later picked up in Nakuru and Njoro towns and taken back to school.
Those who had reached home were taken back by their parents.
Meanwhile, the Laikipia East district education board has called for a meeting today to address the rising number of school riots
No sympathy
The meeting, to be chaired by district commissioner Daniel Nduti, will also be attended by members of the board of governors of various schools and their parents/teachers association counterparts.
Out of the 16 schools in the district, seven have been closed.
Mr Nduti said any student caught engaging in acts of arson or destruction of school property would be treated as a criminal.
“We shall no longer sympathise with these unruly students... Anyone caught will end up in prison,” the DC said.
And in Nanyuki, a private secondary school was closed after students attempted to burn a science laboratory.
Quick action by the administration saved the situation after the students of St Xavier Academy sneaked in a bottle of petrol which could have used in setting the building ablaze.
Burn staff room
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Submitted by coolyhigharmonyPosted July 25, 2008 07:07 PM
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Submitted by nuurkey07
you knw wht u guys in kenya have the best education in the word but u have no idea how it would help u develop in here u are high students i used some of my education now i am a doctor in kenya i used to like strikes, jst to get out frm school but once i realised wht i was loosing it was hard to regain it, trust me u will find it one day but its never late than never
Posted July 25, 2008 12:42 PM -
Submitted by fkmbate
Anyone who sets a building on fire is a criminal and should be treated as such. They should be jailed so that it sets an example of how a disciplined student should behave
Posted July 25, 2008 09:58 AM -
Submitted by awamweya
I believe this case have been handle with the least professionalism like many other cases in recent Kenya. I think if the government wants to protect the kids by abdicating both parent and teachers from disciplining then the govt should build Juvenile jails for unruly rowdy teenagers. Remember not everything western is good for Africa or is close to applicable, we need to stick to the guns and give the whoop back to the society.
Posted July 25, 2008 07:09 AM
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Think of it objectively... freedom of speach. The tension of putting all those boys (who somehow have realized they have rights) from all over in the confines of sub standard living conditions.. consider this the growing pains of democracy...