Parents, residents express anger over mistreatment of Butere Girls students over play performance

Butere girls high school drama students perform during zonal games. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

Parents and residents of Kakamega now want accountability for what they term humiliation of Butere Girls students at the National Drama and Film Festival in Nakuru.

They said they watched with horror as the government unleashed terror on the young learners and tear-gassed them while trying to exhibit art. To them, the government's assault on the play was a sign of a dictatorial regime keen to censor and stifle creativity.