71 teachers sacked over sexual liaisons, desertion

Seventy-one teachers have been kicked out of the teaching profession for misconduct, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed.

According to the Daily Nation, TSC, in a Gazette notice set to be published, cautioned against the employment of the teachers in any public or private school. All the deregistered teachers are male and join another 40 male teachers kicked out in January.

The teachers are accused of deserting duty, having sexual relations with their students – which makes up the majority of the cases – insubordination and negligence among others.

In 2016, 22 teachers who had sexual relations with their students were banned from ever teaching in Kenya while in 2015, another 126 teachers were deregistered.

“Further, it is notified for general information that pursuant to Sections 30 (4) & (5), 23 (2) of the Act: Where the name of a teacher is removed from the register of teachers, such a person shall not be reinstated except by direction of the commission,” the paper quotes TSC chief executive officer Nancy Macharia as saying.

It adds teachers were removed between May 2017 and February 2018.

“A teacher whose name has been removed from the register shall cease to be a teacher for purposes of this Act with effect from the date of such removal,” said Ms Macharia.

On average, the TSC hears 110 cases per month, according to the report.

The revelation came as Makerere University in Uganda suspected a faculty registrar for sexually molesting a Kenyan student who had gone to collect her transcripts.

The student, Racheal Njeri Njoroge, managed to take a photo of the incident using her phone before reporting the matter.

She says the senior administration assistant in the academic registrar’s office, Edward Kisuze, kept her waiting for her transcripts until late in the evening before forcing himself on her by grabbing her breasts and licking her private parts after pushing her to a corner in his office.

Here is the list of the deregistered teachers as published by Daily Nation:

1. Mwamburi M Keke

2. James Kitema

3. Duncan Muhando

4. Moses K Kaos

5. Wilson Ngugi

6. Stephen Ngila

7. George Wambayi

8. Winston Odhiambo

9. Mutia Kisemei

10. Oliver Mwambere

11. Japeth Odangi

12. Hussein Ibrahim

13. John Kariuki

14. Wycliffe Wafula

15. Samuel Waweru

16. Benard Chepkwony

17. Martin Mulongo

18. Joseph Simiyu

19. Johnstone Wando

20. Paul Okusimba

21. Dominic Mwangangi

22. Ruwa Chongwa

23. George Oduori

24. Gitoru Njoroge

25. Murungi W Kaburi

26. Jacob K Barno

27. Thumbi Kingaru

28. Denis  Maluche

29. Stanley Kamau

30. Boniface Mutungi

31. Peter Ojwang

32. Francis Ogendo

33. Stanley Ndichu

34. Daniel Komen

35. Stanely  Mosi

36. Brian M Kirwa

37. Paul Olweny

38. Mutua Mulinge

39. Dennis Shibutse

40. Nicholas Muia

41. Daniel Muthui

42. Christopher Abuye

43. Jacob Ndolo

44. Jackson Imbuku

45. Simon Nyambane

46. Dickson Odera

47. Edwin Ongeri

48. Stephen Mutunga

49. Boniface Mutinda

50. Titus Munywoki

51. Simon Kimutai

52. Joseph K Rutto