The owner and headteacher of Beracha Academy were on Wednesday, March 18, arrested for defying President Uhuru Kenyatta's directive.
The president, on Sunday, March 15, suspended learning in all institutions, which he stated would help contain the spread of Coronavirus.
Defying the directive, the two from Beracha Academy, called in Class Eight pupils for remedial work.
According to a report by NTV, the pupils were not dressed in school uniform to avoid any suspicion.
Further, the management asked the parents to pay Ksh 200 per day as tuition fees.
Mathira East Deputy County Commissioner Patrick Messo castigated the action and stated that the two would face dire consequences for ignoring the president's directive.
"As the security team, we have decided that the director and the headteacher will be dealt with for going against the set directive," he stated.
Further, he warned other school heads against breaching the rules.
"The long arm of the law will catch up with them, and soon enough they will also be arrested," he concluded.
The president directed that primary and secondary day and boarding school pupils, be back at their respective homes by Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
He also directed university and tertiary institutions to halt all learning by Friday, March 20, 2020.
The directive by the head of state proceeds earlier measures enacted by the government to curb the spread and exposure to the virus.
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