Some people choose the wrong time to commit a crime. Or maybe let’s just say that as a thief you know your 40th day will come.
Now imagine this case of a high school principal raping one of his students on the eve of the KCSE exams? I mean who does that? Is it witch craft or just a case of impunity, committing a crime knowing that your victim will do nothing about it.
Well, we have a case of a school principal in Wajir County who decided to rape a KCSE candidate on the eve of the exams. Unlucky for him, police pounced on him and he was arrested on Sunday.
Idle Abdi Haret of Habaswein Mixed secondary school was arraigned on Monday and released on a sh 300,000 bail pending the hearing and determination of his case
. Sub-county commissioner Abdihakim Jubat said the candidate was admitted to Habaswein General hospital.
He said a hospital report of the incident revealed there was penetration, hence, the teacher’s arrest.
The incident was reported amid concerns of increased cases of teenage pregnancies.
13,000 school girls Pregnant in Kilifi Alone
A disturbing statistic has been revealed in Kilifi involving teenage girls in the county.
As public debate rages on over the high rate of teenage pregnancies, it has now emerged that in Kilifi County alone, over 13,000 pregnancies were recorded among girls aged between 10-19 in the last one year.
In a statement issued on Monday, Kilifi Children Affairs Coordinator George Migosi said over the last one year, the County Health department recorded 13,624 pregnancies among teenage girls aged between 15-19.
He added that an additional 290 cases were reported among girls aged between 10-14.
“Among children aged between 10-14 we recorded 290 pregnancies, and these are the ones that were recorded at health centres. Among girls between 15-19 we had 13,624 cases,” said Migosi. “This is very alarming since we are talking about close to 14,000 cases over a period of one year.”
The county coordinator blamed parents for the early pregnancies, noting that among the over 13,000 cases, 5,000 of them were as a result of child negligence.
He issued a warning to parents who don’t report cases of early pregnancies, saying they risk being arrested and prosecuted.
According to the report, Kilifi North sub-county is leading with 3,134 pregnancies followed by Magarini (2,861) and Kaloleni ( 2,180). Others are Kilifi South and Malindi with 1,771 cases each and Ganze and Rabai with 1,362 and 545 respectively.
Last week, Education CS Amina Mohammed has ordered investigations into the high cases of teenage pregnancies witnessed across the country during the 3-day KCPE examination period.