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Home > Kenya: 110 Teachers Sacked for Sexually Abusing Their Pupils

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Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 03:00
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Education [2]
Issue Number: 
170 [3]
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110 teachers were sacked this week and another 447 interdicted for sexually abusing their pupils. Making the announcement, the assistant minister of education, Beth Mugo said that "teachers implicated in sexual misconduct with their pupils would not be tolerated." However, commenting on the event, UNICEF's regional representative said that "interdiction is not enough. These teachers should be prosecuted."

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Kenya [6]

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