Why some of Kenya’s Muslim pupils are switching schools
Earlier this summer Kenya’s state secondary schools experienced a wave of unrest, with students setting dozens of dormitories on fire. Concerns are growing, too, about the sexual abuse of pupils: at one school, nearly 1,000 girls walked out in protest against alleged harassment by a staff member.
Given this background, it is no surprise that many parents – including many Muslims – are choosing to send their children to Catholic schools, which have a good reputation for discipline. A third of Kenya’s schools are Catholic.
