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Teacher faces jail for contempt, failure to readmit 20 students

Judge says school administration should have challenged order in court. [iStockphoto]

A school administrator in Nyeri risks a six-month jail term for contempt after contravening a court order to readmit 20 students who had been expelled from the institution.

In her ruling yesterday, Justice Florence Muchemi found Othaya Boys High School principal Edward Muhuni guilty of disobeying court orders issued on March 23.

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