Police are pursuing a teacher accused of defiling students in Homa Bay County.
The teacher, a board employee at Nyajanja Mixed Secondary School in Kochia in Rangwe, went into hiding after learners threatened to go on the rampage after six of them complained that he had defiled them.
The alleged perpetrator is reported to have been violating the girls for some time before the matter became public. One of the girls is pregnant.
Preliminary investigation revealed that he would send them love messages on the phone, to lure them into his trap. He would then defile the girls at a pit latrine within the institution.
A police report said he had carnal knowledge with five female students at the boarding section.
A few teaching staff soon got wind of the matter and reported to the local administration, prompting investigations. Police officers visited the school on February 12, where the survivors narrated their ordeal.
All the girls who confessed to having been defiled were taken for medical examination where one was confirmed pregnant.
Government officials from Rangwe led by Deputy County Commissioner Alfet Jillo and Sub-county Education Director Robert Nyaberi then visited the school.
Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo was also present. The lawmaker described the incident as unfortunate, and called on school girls to report such cases.
“We must protect our girls from all forms of violence. We need to stop all vices that dilute the future of girls in Rangwe,” she said.
The case is among thousands that affect teenagers in Homa Bay County.
