The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has interdicted two primary school teachers for assaulting a pupil who did not attain 400 marks.
Lawyer of the accused Edwin Ooro, provided copies of the interdiction letters of his clients, Paul Otieno Osogo and Maurine Awuor Otieno in court.
This happened on Tuesday, August 30 during the hearing of the bond application case by the prosecution at the Siaya Law Courts.
The two teachers are accused of caning a minor who was a student at Nyamninia primary school in Yala, Siaya county, in July 2022.
Moreover, according to a video which circulated in the social media, the pupil while crying revealed that he was canned for failure to score 400 marks and above.
The minor allegedly attained 346 marks, which his teachers were apparently not pleased with.
In addition, Lawyer Ooro told Principal Magistrate Lester Simiyu that, having been interdicted, his clients are not in a position to interfere with the case; and so should be left free.
“This objection (to bond) is a waste of precious judicial time and nonsense,” said advocate Ooro.
Likewise, the prosecution led by counsel Tracy Nambisia sought to have Otieno and Osogo denied bond over fear of witness interference.
Similarly, Nambisia and the investigating officer Pauline Wekesa told the court that the embattled teachers may intimidate the witnesses who happen to be minors.
“The accused can still find and intimidate the children and cause them not to attend court because they know them very well,” Nambisia said.
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Furthermore, she explained that the objection to bond is in the interest of the minor who was allegedly assaulted.
Nonetheless, pupil’s father Dancun Otieno Ochido has also sent a letter to court, requesting to have the case withdrawn.
On Monday, August 29, Hon Simiyu asked the investigators to prepare an affidavit and copy relevant parties. However, Ooro wanted the affidavit thrown out of the window over technicalities.
The two teachers; Osogo and Otieno were further remanded for two more days awaiting a ruling on their bond application by Hon Simiyu on Thursday, September 1.
