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Caning children is an outdated practice

Cases of caning children and badly injuring or killing them have been reported for some time now.

In a recent case, Kevin Kagura, a Standard Six pupil at Gathungo Primary School in Nyeri County, died on Wednesday evening, shortly after being caned by a teacher for coming to school late. Such actions should not be reported today in our country as they are against the law.

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