A lobby has demanded swift action by the Education ministry on claims of the defilement and assault of students at Moi Girls' School, Nairobi.
The Center for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) issued a statement on Tuesday, terming the crimes
allegedly committed last Saturday night as heinous and barbaric.
Executive Director Wangechi Wachira welcomed the week-long closure of the school for investigations but said this was not enough as there are more questions than answers.
"Institutions of learning have a duty to care and protect learners and must provide a safe space where girls are exercise their right to life and get quality education without any harm," Wachira noted in a statement.
She asked the school's administration, the Teachers Service Commission and the Education and Interior ministries to
take responsibility for the glaring loopholes in the school's security system.
"Acts of defilement and other sexual offences are violations of human rights and as such must never be accepted in our schools," she noted.
She called on the DCI and and other parties to fast-track the probe and ensure that those responsible are brought to book.
CREAW will lend its support to ensure justice for all the victims, she added.
Earlier on Tuesday, the school's princpal Jael Mureithi opted to go on early retirement.
Nancy Macharia, who is Chief Executive Officer of the TSC, announced that deputy head teacher Florence Omusula was appointed in acting capacity pending the appointment of a substantive principal.
The Board of Management of the school was dissolved.
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