National Assembly Chief Whip Benjamin Washiali has proposed the establishment of new government-funded schools to deal with errant students following a worrying spike in cases of students unrest at various secondary schools.
Washiali expressed his opposition to treating students found culpable for various offences as criminals, stating that they only needed to study in a tightly controlled environment.
He proposed that one such school be set up in every county, where the students could be closely monitored and other deliberate efforts made to reform their behavior.
“Let us not accustom children to criminality by arresting them, taking fingerprints and convicting them. We are ruining our future society,” Washiali stated.
Speaking in Lubinu Primary School, Mumias, Washiali promised to table the motion in the National Assembly.
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Under Washiali's proposal, the Government would be compelled to provide adequate funding for the schools where errant students will be forced to learn.
Following cases of arson at various schools, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) warned that culpable students would henceforth have their misdeeds indicated on their criminal records.
Certificates of Good Conduct later issued to such students will also include a mention of their past crimes.
“This is to warn every student from primary school, secondary school, college and university that the DCI is archiving and profiling every criminal act and consolidating charges that may be preferred to each and every student involved in any crime.
“Let each student be informed that it will automatically be reflected on the Police Clearance Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct) when such students will apply for one,” a statement from the DCI had read in part.
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