1,000 Kenyan Teachers Fired for Sexually Abusing Young Girls

ABC News ^ | Oct. 8, 2010 | DANA HUGHES

[george76]

Firing of Teachers Underscores the Bigger Problem of Sexual Abuse in Africa.

The extent of sexual abuse in Kenya came to light after the government set up a hotline for the victims. "Initially, we were not able to know what was happening in the country because of the poor communication, but now communication is everywhere. There's mobile [phones] across the country," Ahmed Hussein, the director of children's services at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, told the BBC.

Hussein said that some of the teachers had already been arrested and prosecuted. Many, however, were simply fired and sent home.

In the case of teachers, the accused and school officials often pay off the the girl's family, who is often poor, to keep the family from prosecuting.

[Venturer]

Must be some sort of record.

I bet our Kenyan is proud of his countrymen.

[Lockbar]

I think the same thing was going on at Oprah's special private school for girls in South Africa. How come we did not hear much about that in the news?? Hmmmm??? Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm!!!!

[Young Werther]

He’ll send them some anti stimulus money for infra structural condoms!

[Candor7]

Any bets that the majority of those 1000 teachers were Muslims, many of them card carrying members of the Orange Party?

[Cicero]

That was my thought, too. Typical Muslim behavior.

[A CA Guy]

Was this like the Oprah school disaster?

[VaRepublican]

Ya know.... first off it's never right, it's not “ok” and it does matter. I have always felt, although I am coming at it from 45 years old”, that while the United States gets constantly beat up for this type of behavior, which we do deservem, we are in the minority for this type of behavior. I have always believed that when the lame stream press reports on our infant mortality rate they just assume that 3rd world countries just do it better. I have always and still hold the belief that we just report better, on all things child abuse and mortality wise. what is the real rate in turkey for example? what are the the rape in such a country where rape is really not a crime? Ok done for now.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Well, as long as they wash their penis it’s O.K!

[Candor7]

[Iron Munro]

How much of this is going on in Dearbornistan, the Shi’ia capitol of America, and other Islamo enclaves in the USA?

[GeronL]

In African society?

Do they think girls are treated better by Muslims?

Heck, look how they’re treated in Japan.

[GeronL]

I have always believed that when the lame stream press reports on our infant mortality rate

You can't compare because every country calculates the infant mortality differently.

[BenLurkin]

Last year, 600 teachers were dismissed over allegations of sexual abuse, and 500 more have been let go this year

Round numbers are always a cause for suspicion.

[gundog]

Kenyan teachers are non-union? Who knew?

[Freddd]

And to counteract this, there are stories out now of Oprah’s aides being cleared...awwww

[Disgusted in Texas]

Bingo!!