Prof. Peter Amuka, principal of Moi University’s Kitale Campus, observes that a great lot of suppression in society, wherein many societies restrict sexual behavior, has had a significant impact on teacher-student interactions due to the amount of time they spend together.

According to Prof. Amuka, there is a great deal of sex-related miseducation in which instructors threaten learners with a lot of harmful behaviors.

Prof. Amuka says that in most cases, children are taught to have a negative attitude toward sex and that there will be penalties if they do so.

The literature professor says that suppression causes some people to develop into perverse adults who rape or molest the object of their childhood passion. 

According to him, sexual educators must teach students to be skeptical of moral and religious ideals and to develop their own.

The director of the TSC for Nyandarua County, Francis Ngware, refutes the notion that some teachers might not be guilty since they were captivated by their students.

Ngware says, Under no circumstances do students aid teachers in preying on them. 

Teachers who are professionally obligated to serve as their mentors take advantage of their weakness. 

They cannot claim to have been provoked. Teachers are professionally educated to always say no

Ngware also criticizes parents and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) for shielding criminals.

The TSC has huge resources in counties to deal with unpredictable teachers, but many obstacles stand in its way, such as parents settling issues at home and accepting payments to keep them hidden.

Agnes Busienei, an expert in educational psychology and lecturer at Moi University, says that incidences of teachers using pupils sexually are not difficult to comprehend.

The instructor cultivates the student. He chooses a student and uses their naiveté, lavishes them with attention and prizes, says them support and understanding, and gradually increases the amount of touch or other sexual behavior by making innocent comments, according to Busienei.

This evaluates the children’s ability to maintain secrets, desensitizes them through escalating sexual behaviors, offers them with experiences they would not want to lose, and wins parental approval.

“Every justification for misbehavior goes to the next level,” she says, “and the more off-guard and bewildered their victim is, the better the climate is for manipulation.”

Judith Ngome, the principal of Keveye Girls, observes that children who are sexually abused frequently misinterpret it as love at first.

“Parents and kids’ trust in teachers can be readily betrayed through deceptive means that lead to a sexual relationship. They then repeatedly engage in it to satisfy their sexual cravings. “If they are raped, they feel abused due to the pain and threats,” says Mrs. Ngome.

The teacher may also bully and threaten students, taking advantage of his position and manipulating their sympathies. Those incapable of physically coercing students into sex exploit their victims using wit, charm, or verbal skill.

“The criminals take advantage of the children and make them feel responsible in relationships because to the attention and physical pleasure they receive,” says Busienei.

It becomes more problematic, however, when experts assert that teachers who sexually assault children have exhibited excellent achievement in their teaching professions and are highly motivated, focused, and ruthless competitors — qualities that all women love.

“When kids bring up such instances, it is difficult to believe such crimes. Inyani observed that the belief that children are untrustworthy causes many reports to be ignored or given minimal consideration. He adds that the influx of young graduates into the teaching profession has increased the number of sexual connections between teachers and students.

However, Madame Ngome blames declining social standards, claiming that even old teachers prey on kids.

“There is a need for professional development, training on values, helping kids in their virtues, strengthening pre-service training on professional ethics, and parents giving their children sufficient pocket money. “As a society, we must increase the importance of family values,” she says.