An investigation is underway by police in Nyamira following an incident where a primary school teacher allegedly flogged a grade four pupil at Riang’ombe Primary School.
According to a report by Nation, social media users under the hashtag Justice for Grade 4 Pupil have demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the teacher for contravening the Ministry of Education’s policy on corporal punishment.
Reports show that the pupil was assaulted last Sunday. His injuries were so severe that his teachers conspired to cover up the incident by keeping him in the dorm and denying him medical attention.
“We took the boy to Nyamira hospital and after we undressed him, we noticed the injuries were very severe to an extent that a huge tissue had been cut out of his buttocks as a result of the injuries.”
He stated that after the boy’s parents learnt of the incident, they made frantic efforts to speak with the school management but their efforts were allegedly hampered by the teachers.
The boy’s father told the Nation that his son has been in the school for only two months.
“We transferred him here from Nairobi. He is not used to boarding school,” said the distraught father.
He added that they reported the incident to Nyamira police station yesterday but were referred to Manga where the incident took place.
“We are returning there today. However, our visit there was not very good. The officers were harassing my son demanding that he identifies pupils who pinned him down as he was being caned. My son is new in the school and is unable to do that,” said the father.
Records from Nyamira County Referral Hospital show that the boy has serious injuries on his buttocks.
“He was treated yesterday and discharged. He is now recuperating at home,” said the father.