Kaplong Girls High School in Bomet County has been closed indefinitely after students staged protests against alleged sexual harassment.
The unrest began on Saturday afternoon when students accused a male teacher of repeated sexual misconduct, including claims that he had impregnated one of the students.
The protests escalated into a chaotic scene, with demonstrators reportedly breaking window panes and damaging school property as they demanded the teacher's arrest and prosecution.
School principal Clara Mitei said the unrest led to the school's indefinite closure. "The report about the school closure is true following the students' unrest last night," Mitei stated, adding, "We released the students to go home at 7am today after they became unruly and disrupted school operations." The principal acknowledged that the main grievances voiced by the students were directed at the male teacher accused of sexually harassing several learners.
