Lived Experience

Kenya:

  1. March 9, 2024: Police begin probe after death of grade 8 pupil who allegedly jumped from 7th floor in Umoja that houses the school
  2. July 08, 2024: Investigations As Student Dies By Suicide After Beating By Assistant Chief
  3. 2024: Kenya’s school floggings: The children suffering from a hidden epidemic
  4. October 29, 2023: Kenya’s school floggings: The children suffering from a hidden epidemic
  5. March 6, 2023: NANDI, Kenya, Police in Tinderet, Nandi County are investigating the death of a form one student who died after corporal punishment by teachers. and Form One Student Dies After Two Teachers Allegedly Beat Him Over Cheating In Physics Exam
  6. April 11, 2023: KISII, Kenya, Apr 11 – Police officers in Kisii have launched an investigation over the assault of a form four student at Nyabisia secondary school in Nyamache subcounty which left one of his testicles destroyed completely.
  7. October 18, 2023: Outrage as pupil allegedly drowns in school swimming pool
  8. October 25, 2023: Man Narrates How KCPE Candidate Was Beaten to Death by Headteacher in Homabay
  9. 2023: Abuse of pupils by teachers now raises the alarm as cases increase
  10. May 23, 2022: school girl at KARI primary in Kisii county critically injured after attack by wild dogs
  11. June 29, 2022: Highway Secondary teacher under scrutiny as student alleges torture
  12. July 21, 2022: Video of class 8 pupil severely beaten by teachers sparks uproar and Nyamninia Pri. school teacher arrested for allegedly assaulting a pupil
  13. July 22, 2022: Mother of class 8 boy severely beaten by teachers speaks
  14. August 18, 2022: Ngurubani Primary School student violently beaten in Mwea
  15. 2019: Pupil dies after being beaten by teacher
  16. January 31, 2017: Teacher goes into hiding after ‘beating 10-year-old pupil to death’
  17. February 1, 2017: Girl, 10, dies after being beaten by her teacher because she can’t read
  18. June 28, 2017: All Teachers Transfered From Kenyan School After Caning Incident
  19. 2016: Form Four student hospitalised after being beaten by teachers

Students fight back:

  1. October 30, 2023: Homa Bay form 4 students beat up principal over ‘sugarless’ porridge
  2. March 18, 2022: Teachers protest after student beat up
  3. 2018: High School students attack, beat up six teachers
  4. June 19, 2017 — updated on July 03, 2020: Kirimon Primary School closed after pupil beat teachers and Kenya: Class Six Pupils Cane Their Teachers to Protest Punishment