Opinion: Yes, all schools must do more to protect children from predators

Relatives and students at Moi Girls School Nairobi where seven students died in a fire

The 2015 High Court judgment by Justice Mumbi Ngugi, in a sexual offending case involving the deputy head teacher of a primary school in Nakuru County, was a microcosm of the unresolved issues regarding sexual offences against children in schools. This topic has returned into public debate, in the wake of the recent incident at Moi Nairobi Girls School.

The case before Justice Ngugi sought a declaration that the teacher, his employer, the Teacher Service Commission, and the government had breached the constitutional rights of two girls, alleged victims of multiple acts of rape by the teacher.