By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorThe Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced that it will continue to sack teachers who sexually harass students. Appearing before the Senate Education Committee, TSC CEO Nancy Macharia said that for the last eight years, a total of 1,077 teachers have been sacked for having sexual relations with students. Mrs Macharia said the sacked teachers will not be allowed to teach in any school in the country. On teenage pregnancies, Mrs Macharia said only two per cent of the teachers are involved while other people are responsible for 98 per cent of the cases. Kenya National Union of Teachers Deputy Secretary-General Hesborne Otieno said the union will not protect teachers who sexually harass students.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2019 11:25 UTC