By Betty Luke
An Isiolo headteacher who is on the spot for not registering two KCPE candidates he deemed as poor performers might be in for extra trouble with the State over alleged witness interference.
The Mwangaza Primary head was arrested last Wednesday hours after the exams were concluded for denying the pupils their right to education despite having met all the requirements.
Expected to have been arraigned Thursday last week, Mr Ndege Guyo is yet to be presented in court with sources revealing that the prosecution were yet to forward the file for prosecution.
Two days after the teacher’s arrest, father to one of the affected learners, who had before completion of the exams recorded statement with police, wrote to a senior adminstrator seeking to withdraw the complaint.
In the March 11 letter, the parent claimed there was some misunderstanding as to when his son was to sit for KCPE but “the same has been resolved”.
The parent further said that he was okay with the child sitting the exam in November this year.
“The letter serves as a notice of my withdrawal of the initial complaint against the institution and the headteacher,” the letter read in part.
“The decision has been reached after wide and deliberate consultation with the minor, family members and other stakeholders”.
Detectives believe the letter and its urgency could have been prompted by some coercion from the headteacher who is on the brink of losing his job.
Sources privy to the matter told The Press Point that senior security bosses had resolved to proceed with the matter and that there was no window for withdrawal.
“This is already a State versus Teacher matter. There is no turning back. He must face full wrath of the law for exposing the learners to a lot of suffering,” a source said, adding that plans were underway to arraign the teacher between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Upon his arraignment, his employer, Teachers Service Commission, will serve him with an interdiction letter as is the practice.
