We are breeding a generation of bullies at home and school

So long as most Kenyan communities think violence is a necessary component in teaching and instilling moral values, it will be hard to eradicate various off-shoots of school-based violence. These include corporal punishment, vandalism, bullying and harassment. This is according to Dr Lewis Ngesu, a leading educational sociologist at the University of Nairobi.

Commenting on persistence and intensity of bullying in secondary schools, Ngesu noted that most school-based violence is anchored in the broader cultural norms that shape social hierarchy, discipline and conformity.