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Ministry report reveals causes of unrest in schools

A dormitory after being burnt down by students at a school in Kisii County. A preliminary audit report on the causes of riots in schools by the Ministry of Education also put in the list incompetence among senior Ministry of Education field officers. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Panic about expected strict supervision of national exams, poor leadership, unrealistic rules and drug abuse are fuelling unrest in schools. A preliminary audit report on the causes of riots in schools by the Ministry of Education also put in the list incompetence among senior Ministry of Education field officers.

It added that the existence of bad blood between school head teachers and their deputies, as well as poor communication skills by schools administrators, were some of the causes of the disturbances.

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