THE NJORO GIRLS TEACHER WHO SEXUALLY ABUSED THE GIRLS IS A REFLECTION OF A ‘MAN’
By Peter Ndagi.
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| Njoro Girls Swahili Teacher. |
Someone said that
teaching is a calling from the almighty. There is another group of people who are
of the view that education is a profession and a noble career. It depends on the
magnificent lenses that you are wearing. In my school of thought, I support the
former. That any kind of teaching is a calling. Teaching catechism or Koran is
a calling. Teaching nursery kids to get the concept of A-Z is big calling.
Teaching high school kids as a male teacher is a greater calling. Ask me why
and I will give you an answer.
Recently, a Swahili
teacher is accused of “Nyambuaring” more than six girls in Njoro Girl’s high
school. It can only mean that he is very serious in his part time job. He gets
in to the class and he goes like “Leo tunasoma kuhusu mnyambuliko wa
vitenzi…kunyambua nini darasa?” the students’ answers collectively ‘Vitenzi’.
The teacher as he teaches he notices how diverse curves have started forming in
their bodies. He recalls how her wife at their rural home has deteriorated. She
is like the villainous Sachangwan lorry that burnt down. He has nothing to
salvage in her. Her bumper is shapeless, her side mirror is broken, and her
tires are flat. In the class he sees the opposite; fine shaped everything,
protruding twins in the chest standing at 90 degrees and soft skin.
Even in Alliance there
are the slow learners. Those you will need to explain a thousand times why when
you write a six and capsize the paper it becomes a nine. The teacher while
teaching will notice that Jane (not her real name) is in Dallas, USA on a free
trip. After class he will order the student to follow him to the staffroom. The
teacher is full of anger that the student has been sleeping while he was busy
explaining examinable concept.
The teacher doesn’t
even get to the staffroom. He seeks to ‘sort’ the issue outside. He wants the
student to outline five examples of kunyambua sentensi and bring to him at the staffroom
at exactly 10.00 p.m. Yes, just after the preps. The teacher is on duty and he
therefore knows that the other teachers would have left to their servant
quarters. What happens when she finally come? He nyambuas the kid.
After nyambuaring the
kid the women will say all men are dogs. Yes, that’s doggish. How do you molest
a sixteen-year-old kid? For Baba so and so impregnating his house help, that is
debatable. Now the million dollar question is - should men teachers be banned
from teaching boarding girl’s schools? Of course NO. But necessary steps should
be taken to curb this menace that is spreading like fire in the Kalahari.
The ministry should
introduce a rule. That all male teachers should stay with their wives within
the vicinity of the school. Only Kilunda types should be allowed to stay
single. I mean those teachers who are officially married to the bar and changaa
dens. But again rules may fail to work. Just let morally upright people enjoy
Sossion new salary scale.

